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"""""PART ONE""""" RESPONSE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LENGTHY "Be Prepared to Walk Away" Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity, suggest at least two (2) decisions an effective negotiation needs to make when the need to walk away is evident even before the negotiation session begins. Provide at least two (2) examples in which you need to be prepared to walk away in personal or professional situations to support your rationale. John, an employee at the hypothetical Rowers Company, has requested a meeting with his supervisor in order to review his written request for a salary increase. Determine the best Roger Dawson approach that John should take in defending his written request for a salary increase. Provide a rationale to support your response. """"PART TWO"""" PLEASE REPLY TO STUDENT'S COMMENT BELOW. Two decisions an effective negotiator needs to make when the need to walk away is evident even before the negotiation session begins are: deciding that they actually can walk away, and having options. Entering the negotiations the negotiator needs to actually be willing to walk away. If they are not, they have already lost because they will give in to what the other side wants. If they enter with the mindset that walking away is good in the long run, they will be more likely to negotiate more effectively. Also, the negotiator needs to have options going into the negotiation. This gives them more confidence to walk away if need be. They will know that there are other viable options out there if the current one just does not work out. One great example that everyone can relate to is buying a new car. Like the video stated, you should always be prepared to walk away without the car otherwise you may as well pay them the sticker price. Another example is buying/renting a new home. I recently moved, and had to look for a new apartment to rent. I walked away from an apartment I liked, because they where not willing to negotiate the price with me. I knew it was the slow part of the year in my area for renting, and that I had many other options that were just as nice. Because of this, I could confidently walk away from an over priced option. I think the best approach would be to concentrate on the issues, and ask for more than you expect to get when negotiating a salary increase. John should focus on the reasons why he believes he deserves a salary increase. He should discuss what he brings to the company, and why his value is more than his current pay. I also think he should ask for more than he expects to get, simply because you never know what you can get. He may only want a thousand dollar a year raise, but the company may have been prepared to offer him much much more.