{"id":341,"date":"2024-09-13T09:17:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T09:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotwork-e5h7gkdwh5fshkaz.ukwest-01.azurewebsites.net\/new-zealand\/?page_id=341"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:30:13","slug":"blog-nz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/","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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class=\"form-select\">\n                    <option value=\"\">Sort by<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"date_desc\"  >Newest to Oldest<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"date_asc\"   >Oldest to Newest<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"title_asc\"  >Title A\u2013Z<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"title_desc\" >Title Z\u2013A<\/option>\n                <\/select>\n\n                <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Apply<\/button>\n            <\/form>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <p><\/p>        \n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\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=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/260427-game-of-chicken-negotiations-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/260427-game-of-chicken-negotiations-300x200.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/260427-game-of-chicken-negotiations-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/260427-game-of-chicken-negotiations-768x512.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/260427-game-of-chicken-negotiations.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Brian Buck<\/strong> | 06.05.26<\/p>\n                            <h3>\u201cGame of Chicken\u201d Negotiations<\/h3>\n                            <p>There\u2019s a moment in almost every significant negotiation when someone plants a flag: \u201cBefore we go any further, you need\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/game-of-chicken-negotiations\/\" 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=\"219\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/snoopy-300x219.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/snoopy-300x219.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/snoopy.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Mark Simpson<\/strong> | 08.04.26<\/p>\n                            <h3>Lessons from Snoopy<\/h3>\n                            <p>We welcomed a new dog into our home last week, a three-year-old, completely untrained bundle of energy. He\u2019s cute, but\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2026\/lessons-from-snoopy\" 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=\"199\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/experts-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/experts-300x199.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/experts-768x509.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/experts.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Ga\u00ebtan Pellerin<\/strong> | 07.04.26<\/p>\n                            <h3>Do you really need an industry expert?<\/h3>\n                            <p>\u201cAre you an industry expert?\u201d As a negotiation consultant, I hear that a lot, and it highlights something important: Most\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2026\/do-you-really-need-an-industry-expert\/\" 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=\"198\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/attitude-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/attitude-300x198.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/attitude-768x508.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/attitude.jpg 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Brian Buck<\/strong> | 01.04.26<\/p>\n                            <h3>Your attitude is your first negotiation<\/h3>\n                            <p>Recently, my daughter headed back to college after spring break. Before she left, she asked for one thing: my peanut\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2026\/your-attitude-is-your-first-negotiation\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/women-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/women-300x200.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/women-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/women-768x512.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/women.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Georgina Simpson<\/strong> | 06.03.26<\/p>\n                            <h3>Negotiation capability has nothing to do with gender &#8211; but it can have an impact<\/h3>\n                            <p>International Women\u2019s Day is often a moment to celebrate progress. But it\u2019s also a chance to reflect on the realities\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2026\/negotiation-capability-has-nothing-to-do-with-gender-but-it-can-have-an-impact\/\" 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=\"201\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/stop-fighting-the-ask-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/stop-fighting-the-ask-300x201.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/stop-fighting-the-ask-1024x685.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/stop-fighting-the-ask-768x513.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/stop-fighting-the-ask.jpg 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Kirbi Isaac<\/strong> | 05.03.26<\/p>\n                            <h3>Stop fighting the ask. Start using it.<\/h3>\n                            <p>When I stepped into procurement, I thought I had a pretty good handle on negotiation. I knew how to challenge\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2026\/stop-fighting-the-ask-start-using-it\/\" 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=\"198\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/ai-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/ai-300x198.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/ai-1024x674.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/ai-768x506.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/ai.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Brian Buck<\/strong> | 04.02.26<\/p>\n                            <h3>Using AI in your negotiations &#8211; A reality check<\/h3>\n                            <p>When we decided to host a webinar on using AI in negotiations, we knew that nearly everyone in our audience\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2026\/using-ai-in-your-negotiations-a-reality-check\/\" 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=\"197\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/chef-effect-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/chef-effect-300x197.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/chef-effect-1024x673.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/chef-effect-768x505.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/chef-effect.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Brian Buck<\/strong> | 26.01.26<\/p>\n                            <h3>The Chef Effect<\/h3>\n                            <p>I like to cook, and I can make a few of my family\u2019s favorite dishes really well. I even watch\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2026\/the-chef-effect\/\" 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=\"197\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/where-to-start-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/where-to-start-300x197.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/where-to-start-768x505.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/where-to-start.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Mark Simpson<\/strong> | 14.01.26<\/p>\n                            <h3>Where to start?<\/h3>\n                            <p>A friend of our youngest son, nearing the end of his first year at a mid\u2011size accounting firm, asked for\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2026\/where-to-start\/\" 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=\"163\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/santa-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/santa-300x163.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/santa-1024x558.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/santa-768x418.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/santa.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Tom Feinson<\/strong> | 19.12.25<\/p>\n                            <h3>How Santa saved Christmas<\/h3>\n                            <p>It was early December at the North Pole, and the workshop was buzzing\u2014not with cheer, but with tension. The elves\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2025\/how-santa-saved-christmas\/\" 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=\"203\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/collaborative-300x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/collaborative-300x203.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/collaborative-768x520.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/collaborative.jpg 883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Horace McDonald<\/strong> | 25.08.25<\/p>\n                            <h3>Myth busting: competitive negotiation<\/h3>\n                            <p>Having recently explored and deconstructed the myths that prevail in approaches of collaborative negotiation I thought I\u2019d flip the coin\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2025\/myth-busting-competitive-negotiation\/\" 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=\"244\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/competitive-300x244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/competitive-300x244.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/competitive-768x625.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/05\/competitive.jpg 859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                                                            <\/div>\n                            <p>By <strong>Ellis Croft<\/strong> | 24.08.25<\/p>\n                            <h3>Myth busting: collaborative negotiation<\/h3>\n                            <p>One of the conversations that crops up regularly on our programmes revolves around the styles in which negotiations are conducted.\u2026<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2025\/myth-busting-collaborative-negotiation\/\" title=\"Read the post\" class=\"btn\">Read the post<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <div class=\"row-pag-btn\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/\" class=\"btn btn-prev\">Previous<\/a>\n            <ul class='pagination'>\n\t<li><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"pagination current\">1<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li><a class=\"pagination\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/page\/2\/\">2<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a class=\"pagination\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/page\/3\/\">3<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><span class=\"pagination dots\">&hellip;<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li><a class=\"pagination\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/page\/13\/\">13<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a class=\"next pagination\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/page\/2\/\">Next &raquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/page\/2\/\" class=\"btn btn-next\">Next<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.blog-heading {\n    width: 40%;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 781px) {\n   .blog-heading {\n    width: 85%;\n }\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-341","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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