Negotiation Aficionado Pillows

'Someone come and mediate our argument about mediation!'

'The agreement documents all look in order.'

Soooo, you want to play hardball.

Negotiator is a boxer with clout.

"Perhaps we can arrive a a mutually beneficial arrangement?"

'How did the negotiation go? Not too well.'

'Come on, since you're so fast, what about giving me a good head start...'

In the economy together...

'The last walk-out was very painful for me. I suffered a fractured bonus.'

"So...were they open to negotiations?"

Machopolitik

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

'I'll make my final decision on that promotion of yours, after this game.'

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

'Negotiations have reached an impasse, legal recommends we resort to violence.'

'Maybe we should sign him before the MVP award is announced.'

'Miss Finch, find out what she does over there and offer her twice as much to do it over here.'

'Maybe you should reconsider those place cards, Ms Harris?' (Negotiation talks/Good Guys/Bad Guys)

"Have your people call my people."

"Already sold your soul to the company? Listen, I'll have my people talk to their people."

"Let me get this, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it in other, more subtle ways later on."

"So do I take it that's a 'NO' to the pay rise?"

"Finally we have something in common...mutual distrust."

"Then he slammed the door on me!" "Not the closing you were hoping for."

It's a deal. You give me five analysts, three pundits, seven technicians and a soothsayer. I give you six experts, five professors, four consultants and a prognosticator.

'Credit being what it is, I'm sure you won't mind if we see your 200,000 cattle first...'

"And when the extended warranty kicks in, we send you a big can of new car smell."

"Let's say an immediate $10.00 allowance increase plus an annual 8% cost of living raise and I'll call him off."

"And keep in mind that the only stupid question is the one that isn't asked. Discussion?"

"Before we begin, we'd like to remind you that we're an employee owned company."

"Just to get the negotiations off on the right foot, I don't intent to concede anything."