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How much time does it take to become a good negotiator?

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Question added by Mohammed Awad , Regional Supply Chain & Operations Director , Tamakkon Co.
Date Posted: 2017/05/03
محمد عادل عبد اللطيف
by محمد عادل عبد اللطيف , Geologist / Negotiation Expert , EGAS

It depends on your Experience, your feedback, and your willing to be the best

Ahmed Samir
by Ahmed Samir , Sales Engineer , Technolight

No one knows for certain how much time it takes to become an expert negotiator, as it varies based on individuals circumstances. 

The learning curve is a life long journey, the bottom line is you need to practice it every day and pay attention to your negotiation process then reflect and adjust. 

 

Marlon Brown
by Marlon Brown , Project Engineer , Saudi Aramco

Being a good negotiator is base on a combination of innate quality, training, and experience.  Depending on the amount of practice, dedication, and drive, you can become a good negotiator in a year.

Zehra Khatoon
by Zehra Khatoon , Deputy Manager HR Admin , Progressive Traders Pvt. Ltd

I think negotiation skills are God Gifted ability

Keith Gregory Wright
by Keith Gregory Wright , Program Director , DynCorp International

It is hard to define how long it takes to become an good negotiator, but there are some things you need to do to be prepared. These things are:

  1. get some formal training, it is important you understand what is happening in negotiations and how to deal with it. There a many games played and you need to able to recognise these.
  2. spend some time working with an experienced negotiator to learn what happens and how he deals with things
  3. jump in and do it yourself. if you have learned from points 1 and 2 you should be confident enough to undertake negotiations. 

Bovyn Mar Rostata
by Bovyn Mar Rostata , Assistant Project Manager/ Senior Construction Project Architect , Design Coordinate Incorporated

Time is crucial in negotiations but a good negotiator must have results within 48 hours from previous meeting for ample for an enough time for a good decision making from both parties.

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