When you decide that something needs to be negotiated, then you need to make sure that you are actually talking to the right person. The one that can make the final call. When you talk to the right person, then a decision can be reached and progress can be made. There have been times when […]
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Flinching – which includes an audible or visual reaction to an offer. This tip may work in the initial phases of negotiating. It is something that you want to use, but not over use. When used well, it can make some people back away from their initial stance. It may be a slight tilt of […]
Many times I have tried to get something approved just to hear a negative answer. This use to depress me because I thought it was the end of my efforts. Shut down again… But I soon learned that “No” may just be an opening negotiating stance. Most times when people say “no” it is just […]
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A long time ago, I took a course on negotiating to improve my skills. It was an audio course that covered a lot of topics related to negotiating just about anything. I have used these skills over the years in many ways. Buying cars, negotiating on my house, even buying things at local yard sales […]
Take the latest Poll… Someone asked me recently what the ratio of products were in the industry. I did not really have an answer, other than “AutoCAD is the most, by far”. Do any of you have any kind of guess or official number posted by Autodesk? Leave a comment…
The last post I made on this subject got a few comments that hinted at this post (but I had not written it yet). This post is the reciprocal of that one. You may want to read that one first or read that one after you read this one. One of the temptations and struggles […]
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I emailed out the latest CADD Manager Journal. You can read the links here Revit Demands – Part 1 – Think Again Revit Demands – Part 2 – No Spare Change Revit Reading January 2008 – What were you before you became a CAD Manager? If you want to sign up for the journals email […]
We had our monthly Revit User Group meeting (RUGIE) last night. Scott Davis of Autodesk discussed some of the highly possible features that may be in the next release. The official list of included features has not been definitively announced yet, but we got a good sneak peek. What was shown and the list below […]
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When we make a list of what we desire to do and what we actually can do – it may be a different list. Getting from the “desire” to the “done” of a project requires us to negotiate with others. When our desires come into conflict with someone else’s area, there may be some dialog […]
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