Thursday, July 24, 2008

Negotiating In A Crisis Situation The Time Factor

Writen by Lance Winslow

When negotiating in a crisis situation time is always a major consideration. Time can be your best friend and how you use it will determine your outcome many times. Ask any hostage negotiator about time, it is always the key. The key to Negotiating in a Crisis Situation is time; The Time Factor must be considered.

Juries often swing from one side to the other due to time factors, other responsibilities, family issues, it is often as much about time as it is about the actual circumstances. It is amazing how time affects the human brain and those caught up in a larger game.

Sometimes time will allow things to mend themselves and often the problems will go away. Sometimes there is no time left, no more time out and the ball is in play and negotiation time is well, out the window, so watch it fly.

Take the current situation with the Iranian enrichment of Chinese Uranium stock to make Atomic Bombs or nuclear tipped warheads to shoot into Israel or to Blow Israel off the Map, as stated by the Iranian President? Well time is of the essence and therefore we are now Negotiating in a Crisis Situation. Why you ask? It is all about; The Time Factor.

When negotiating use time wisely, watch the clock, use time as gift or a hatchet. Show the other party you are serious thru action and never lie to time, because it is a free flowing tool and once it is spent your negotiation could reach an impasse and then all bets are off. Consider this in 2006.

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