Nandi Hills
Went to Nandi Hills last weekend. It was a cloudy day, riding on the highway was a pleasure. Easily exceeded 110 kmph on my bike on the wonderful (some traffic signals though) highway. The climate was awesome in Nandi Hills, fog all over in the morning. Fog began clearing towards the afternoon, and on the way back, the view was awesome.
I love the colour of sky and clouds there, which we hardly can see in cities. I enjoyed the trip. Clicked few photos, see them on flickr.
Negotiate to get what you deserve
I attended a training program on ‘Negotiation Skills’ at work today and the first thing the instructor told us was ‘You don’t get what you deserve unless you negotiate’. It’s a fact that I realized late in the IT industry, and that statement from the trainer affirmed that my opinion is indeed a fact. It was a very good training, the key take away was:
- One doesn’t get deserved thing unless negotiates for it and always ask for a little unreasonable so that you get the reasonable thing.
- To understand others’ positions and interests to get the best out of a deal and create a win-win situation.
- Bargain is different from negotiation, trust and relationships are important in long term deals, so don’t try to squeeze every thing – comes back to win-win.
- Prepare before going to a negotiation.
One thing he repeatedly said was that 75 percent of the things in this world are not with a fixed price and the OTW theory – not 75% arithmetically – but it makes lot of sense. That’s why we have MRP and not FRP. It was good to spend four hours in the workshop. Let me see if I negotiate better in future.
