Question

Which of the following is the best time preferred by an experienced negotiator to begin negotiations?

a) During the weekends
b) During a lunch break on a Monday or a Tuesday
c) Mornings in the middle of a workweek
d) After-hours in a workweek
e) Friday evenings

Answer 1

Weekend

At the weekend, people are often at their most relaxed. Domestic issues now take over from work issues and negotiations about home aspects may be uppermost in their mind. Depending on the extend to which they take their work home, they may entertain work-related ideas or they may be completely switched off about work