Coaching practices for The Deal is Closed and Fine but I Keep Negotiating in the Dark I Walk Away Never Really Knowing What the Other Side Actually Valued So I Make the Same Blind Moves Every Time and I Want to Finally Learn From One of These What I Missed So the Next One Goes Better

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• The deal is closed and fine, but I keep negotiating in the dark
• We finally reached a deal, but I have this nagging sense we both grabbed the first version that worked just to be done
• We’re both playing it so close to the chest that neither of us can find a better deal, but I’m scared that if I open up about what I actually want they’ll just use it against me
• I’ve got a negotiation coming up and I’m walking in half-blind
• We’ve just shaken hands on something we both accepted, but I have this nagging sense the deal isn’t as good as it could be for either of us

Practices that may help

1. Run a negotiation debrief to learn what value was left on the table
   After closing, compare priorities with the other side to see the trades you both missed.
   Expanding the Pie: Negotiation Beyond Splitting the Difference
2. Use a post-settlement settlement to improve a deal after agreement
   Once you have a deal, offer to keep exploring whether a better one exists for both sides.
   Expanding the Pie: Negotiation Beyond Splitting the Difference
3. Share information to unlock value
   Reveal interests (not your bottom line) so both sides can find the better deal.
   Win-Win Thinking: Expanding the Pie
4. Map the ZOPA before negotiating
   Know your walk-away point and estimate theirs before the first offer is made.
   Expanding the Pie: Negotiation Beyond Splitting the Difference
5. Propose a post-settlement settlement to optimize an agreed deal
   After reaching a deal, offer to see if you can both do better — many agreements leave joint value on the table.
   ZOPA: The Zone of Possible Agreement
6. Know when no deal is the right outcome
   Recognizing that no ZOPA exists and walking away cleanly is a skilled negotiating move, not a failure.
   ZOPA: The Zone of Possible Agreement
7. Evaluate offers on their content, not on the timing of when they arrived
   A good offer that comes late in a negotiation is still a good offer — don’t discount it because of sunk cost.
   The Flinch and Reactive Devaluation, Made Practical
8. Walk away cleanly when the deal falls below your reservation price
   Saying no to a bad deal — and meaning it — is the practice that gives all the others their teeth.
   BATNA: Your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement
9. Make multiple equivalent simultaneous offers (MESOs)
   Propose several package deals of equal value to you — see which the other side prefers.
   Expanding the Pie: Negotiation Beyond Splitting the Difference
10. Map the likely ZOPA before the first session
    Estimate both your own and the counterpart’s reservation points before you open, so you know what deal space exists.
    ZOPA: The Zone of Possible Agreement

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