alternatives | other options | |
amplify | expand, give more info | |
arbitration | conflict addressed by using a neutral third party | |
bargain | try to change a person's mind by using a various tactics | |
bottom-line | the lowest one is willing to go | |
collective | together | |
compensate | make up for a loss | |
concede | agree | |
compromise | changing one's mind in order to find a resolution | |
concession | granted or accepted | |
conflict resolution | general term for negotiations | |
confront | present an issue to someone directly | |
consensus | agreement by all | |
cooperation | the working together | |
counter-offer | offer presented in response | |
counterattack | present other side of an issue | |
counter partner | person on the other side of negotiations | |
cordialy | politely | |
demands | needs/expectations that one side believes it deserves | |
deadlock | point where neither party will give in | |
dispute | argument/conflict | |
dominate | have the most control/stronger presence | |
entitled | be deserving of | |
flexible | open/willing to change | |
haggle | arguing back and forth | |
hostility | long-term anger towards another | |
high-ball | make a request that is much higher than you expect to recieve | |
impulse | quick decision without thought or time | |
indecisive | has difficulty making a decision | |
leverage | bargaining power | |
logrolling | trading one favour for another | |
low-ball | offer something much lower than you think the opponent will ask for | |
manouvering | convincing by altering or not telling the whole truth | |
mutual | agreed by both or all | |
objective | goal for the outcome | |
point of view | person's ideas/thoughts | |
pressuring | work hard to convince another of an idea | |
proposal | argument to present | |
receptive | open to/interested in an idea | |
resentment | anger held onto a previous conflict | |
resistance | a display of opposition | |
resolve | end conflict, come to an agreement | |
tactics | strategies used to get one's goals met | |
tension | feeling of stress/anxiety caused by heavy conflict | |
trade | terms are offered in return in something else | |
ultimatum | a final term that has a serious consequences if not met | |
unrealistic | very unlikely to happen | |
victory | a win | |
yield | to give in to another's request | |