by Jeanette Nyden | Aug 26, 2022 | contract management, contract negotiations, negotiation skills, negotiations, risk management
Risk Management Goals: Minimizing, Monitoring, and Controlling Risk Minimize or mitigate risk means finding ways to reduce, the impact or loss of a risk. Efforts to minimize the risk are performed before the risk is realized whereas mitigations take place afterward in...
by Jeanette Nyden | Jun 7, 2022 | best practices, Business Relationships, contract negotiations, problem solving
“The contracting world you work in is undergoing dramatic change. While the price was once the primary desired outcome in deals, customers today are demanding outcomes like innovation and digital transformation in addition to value and performance. Deals are being...
by Jeanette Nyden | Sep 20, 2021 | contract negotiations
Master the use of normative leverage. Normative leverage is the skillful use of common standards, social norms, and shared interests to create an argument to gain an advantage or protect a position an organization has taken. When using normative leverage, contract...
by Jeanette Nyden | Sep 13, 2021 | best practices, Business Relationships, negotiations
Let’s start off with a valuable reminder: tactics are not a substitute for a real negotiation strategy. In working with thousands of negotiators, I have reached three conclusions about tactics. One, it is imperative to recognize tactics, so as not to be drawn into...
by Jeanette Nyden | Sep 6, 2021 | Business Relationships, contract management
Sorry folks, but it is TRUE. For the sell-side account manager, her/his role in post-award contract management is more fully defined, recognized and valued by the supplier because it is in essence a customer satisfaction function. Buying companies tend to overlook the...
