When reviewing the offerings of business advisory firms, we may often come across the separate services of negotiation on behalf of and mediation. Although we more often associate mediation with the legal field, in business it can be one element of negotiation. However, there are differences between mediation and negotiation. It is worth knowing them in order to better identify the needs of a business.
Brief characteristics of negotiations
Negotiations, regardless of their type and strategy, aim to reach a consensus between the two parties in establishing the scope of cooperation. Usually, the objective of the negotiation is to finalise the contract to the satisfaction of both parties.
We have already written many publications on the topic of negotiation, its types, strategies and how to conduct it. You can find them in the posts below:
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Read entry →A negotiation involves two parties negotiating terms between themselves - the customer and the seller. Sometimes negotiations may be conducted on behalf of a party by an external company if the contract requires it or the party does not have a sufficiently qualified team.
Characteristic of negotiations is the dialogue between the parties. It is during the joint dialogue that expectations and opportunities are presented and conditions set.
Differences between negotiation and mediation
Mediation, on the other hand, aims to resolve a dispute. Such disputes may arise either at the negotiation stage (although then it is more common to end up breaking off negotiation talks rather than involving a mediator) or during the course of a contract or as a result of other interactions between the conflicting parties.
Business mediation begin when the two parties to the conflict are unable to come to an agreement on their own. This is when the intervention of a third party who approaches the subject objectively and is not directly involved, impartial and neutral, is necessary. The signal on the basis of which the decision to involve a mediator should be taken is when the dialogue characteristic of negotiation becomes impossible and instead of leading to an agreement, it only exacerbates the dispute.
Mediation can be conducted with both parties to the conflict simultaneously or in separate sessions on an intermediary basis. The mediator's assistance is primarily aimed at stopping the deepening of the dispute, clarifying mutual expectations, possibilities and reaching an agreement.
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