{"id":341,"date":"2024-09-13T09:17:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotwork-e5h7gkdwh5fshkaz.ukwest-01.azurewebsites.net\/india\/?page_id=341"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:05:47","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/in\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Negotiation Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull blog-main-con has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull sec-hero ban-blog\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3040\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_2408966873-scaled-e1748436309214.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" 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height=\"201\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_9329476-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_9329476-300x201.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_9329476.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 30.11.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Prime Ministers Fighting Over Marbles<\/h3>\n                            <p>I am Greek, so I cannot claim objectivity on the subject matter. But it is hard to refrain from pointing\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/prime-ministers-fighting-over-marbles\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imposter-syndrome-and-its-impact-on-negotiation-skills-a-guide-for-negotiators-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imposter-syndrome-and-its-impact-on-negotiation-skills-a-guide-for-negotiators-300x150.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imposter-syndrome-and-its-impact-on-negotiation-skills-a-guide-for-negotiators-768x384.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/imposter-syndrome-and-its-impact-on-negotiation-skills-a-guide-for-negotiators.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 17.10.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Imposter Syndrome and Its Impact on Negotiation\u2013 A Guide for Negotiators<\/h3>\n                            <p>Harriet Dyer wrote the script for the romantic comedy Colin from Accounts as a private, personal diversion during the pandemic.\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/imposter-syndrome-and-its-impact-on-negotiation-a-guide-for-negotiators\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-encyclopaedia-converted-214x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-encyclopaedia-converted-214x300.jpeg 214w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-encyclopaedia-converted-731x1024.jpeg 731w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-encyclopaedia-converted-768x1075.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-encyclopaedia-converted-1097x1536.jpeg 1097w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-encyclopaedia-converted-1463x2048.jpeg 1463w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-encyclopaedia-converted-scaled.jpeg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 04.10.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Flash Keegan<\/h3>\n                            <p>I was a nerd as a teenager. You don\u2019t need to know all the details but one indicator was that\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/flash-keegan\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-shower-converted-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-shower-converted-300x300.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-shower-converted-1024x1024.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-shower-converted-150x150.png 150w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-shower-converted-768x768.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-shower-converted.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 09.08.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Just plumb wrong!<\/h3>\n                            <p>In my house, I had, until recently, a large copper tank which contained our hot water supply. Some years ago,\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/just-plumb-wrong\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/advice-for-negotiators-on-understanding-and-creating-value-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/advice-for-negotiators-on-understanding-and-creating-value-300x150.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/advice-for-negotiators-on-understanding-and-creating-value.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 26.07.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Understanding and Creating Value<\/h3>\n                            <p>Nothing removes the pain of a remembered hurt and similarly nothing removes the embarrassment of a past mistake or transgression.\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/understanding-and-creating-value\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-brownie-points-converted-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-brownie-points-converted-300x300.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-brownie-points-converted-150x150.png 150w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-brownie-points-converted-768x768.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-brownie-points-converted.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 12.07.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Brownie Points<\/h3>\n                            <p>As any parent will know whilst we are always proud of our kids, they are rarely anything other than blas\u00e9\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/brownie-points\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-fast-slow-converted-300x176.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-fast-slow-converted-300x176.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-fast-slow-converted-1024x599.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-fast-slow-converted-768x449.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiation-fast-slow-converted.png 1056w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 16.06.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Think fast, slowly.<\/h3>\n                            <p>Time. The ultimate pressure point. The one thing we never have enough of and maybe the most undervalued variable we\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/think-fast-slowly\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a-lesson-on-negotiating-power-from-the-lion-and-the-mouse-300x204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a-lesson-on-negotiating-power-from-the-lion-and-the-mouse-300x204.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a-lesson-on-negotiating-power-from-the-lion-and-the-mouse-768x521.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a-lesson-on-negotiating-power-from-the-lion-and-the-mouse.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 07.06.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>The Lion and the Mouse<\/h3>\n                            <p>For negotiators, an old childhood tale delivers a wise lesson around power in negotiation…\u00a0 Once upon a time, in the\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/the-lion-and-the-mouse\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rocket-2-300x280.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rocket-2-300x280.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rocket-2-1024x956.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rocket-2-768x717.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rocket-2-1536x1434.png 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rocket-2.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 24.05.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Negotiating Space<\/h3>\n                            <p>Recently, Elon Musk\u2019s interplanetary ambitions were thwarted when his SpaceX starship was launched and very rapidly exploded.\u00a0 I listened to\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/negotiating-space\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-negotiators-can-learn-from-generational-differences-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-negotiators-can-learn-from-generational-differences-300x150.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-negotiators-can-learn-from-generational-differences.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 03.05.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>What Negotiators Can Learn from Generational Differences<\/h3>\n                            <p>Many books have been written about the pitfalls when varying nationalities are negotiating. However, I am unaware of any guides\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/2023\/what-negotiators-can-learn-from-generational-differences\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2429607293-scaled-1-300x108.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2429607293-scaled-1-300x108.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2429607293-scaled-1-1024x367.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2429607293-scaled-1-768x275.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2429607293-scaled-1-1536x551.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2429607293-scaled-1-2048x734.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 20.04.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Bad Negotiation Tactics<\/h3>\n                            <p>Devoting time to learning good negotiation skills is essential if you want to succeed, but it\u2019s equally important to learn\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/resources\/bad-negotiation-tactics\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-4\">\n                        <div class=\"box-neg-ins\">\n                            <div class=\"thum-neg-ins\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiations-nhs-converted-300x218.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiations-nhs-converted-300x218.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiations-nhs-converted-1024x744.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiations-nhs-converted-768x558.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/negotiations-nhs-converted.png 1487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>The Scotwork Team<\/strong> | 20.04.23<\/p>\n                            <h3>Two important tactical negotiating lessons<\/h3>\n                            <p>In recent days, we have heard the results of two union ballots in the NHS. 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