{"id":12922,"date":"2021-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/privacy-please\/"},"modified":"2021-06-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T00:00:00","slug":"privacy-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/nz\/blog-nz\/2021\/privacy-please\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy, please"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n Worldwide, 3.78 billion people are active users of social media. That\u2019s about 48% of the world\u2019s population. Whether you\u2019re reading your newsfeed on Twitter, catching up with your favorite talking dog on Instagram, or tagging old high school friends on Facebook, the world is a lot smaller. So many more things are playing out in public view. Our social habits have conditioned us to expect more transparency in everything we do, including how we negotiate.\n

The dynamics of a negotiation will change when it\u2019s played out publicly, as opposed to privately. Generally speaking, when a negotiation is private, there\u2019s a greater sense of candor and trust between parties, because there\u2019s less fear of public scrutiny or second-guessing spectators. When a negotiation is made public, however, negotiators tend to begin worrying about what others might think of them or the deal they\u2019re working on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Have you ever had to negotiate a deal in front of onlookers? It actually happens more often than you might think. Here are common ways that a negotiation can go from being private to public:<\/p>\n