Here's how you can bounce back from setbacks in your negotiation career.

1. Learn from failures: Use setbacks as learning opportunities to understand where things went wrong and how you can improve. 2. Stay resilient: Develop a resilient mindset to bounce back from setbacks and continue pursuing your negotiation goals. 3. Analyze the situation: Take a step back to objectively assess the situation, identify any mistakes or missteps, and determine the best course of action moving forward. 4. Adapt and adjust: Based on your analysis, adapt your negotiation strategy, tactics, or approach to better navigate similar situations in the future. 5. Seek support: Don't hesitate to seek advice or support from mentors, colleagues, or negotiation experts who can offer guidance and perspective to help you overcome setbacks.

I would suggest to reflect and learn what went wrong but at the same time, not to ponder with it for too long. You have to shake it off quickly. Negotiation studies have shown that negotiators are influenced to a quite strong degree by their past outcomes. Also, your state of mind (e.g. how convinced about your skill you are) has a strong direct impact on your next negotiation success. Hence, learn and move on. Trust in yourself.

Feedback is the best way for any negotiator to enhance his / her skills. When colleague negotiators experience you, they can give you valuable feedback of how you come across. They might have suggestions of changes in wordings or expressions and other clues that are just not visible to you. Ask for feedback, take it, embrace it, even if (or maybe especially if) critical. You will grow with feedback and become stronger than ever.

Despite our best efforts to be impartial, it is clear that it is difficult to evaluate ourselves. Identifying all our mistakes is not an easy task since, undoubtedly, there are some biases that prevent us from being 100% objective. That is why finding a mentor is often a good alternative. By actively seeking and considering feedback, we can make informed decisions that help us move closer to our goals.

Once you’ve reviewed the results and feedback from past negotiations, it’s important to adapt your strategy like anything else in life. If certain tactics didn’t work as expected, feel free to switch them up. Maybe you need to show more flexibility or perhaps a tougher stance on critical issues. I always tailor my approach to fit each unique scenario. Keep experimenting with different techniques and continually refine your methods to improve outcomes.

Setbacks may not only happen because your strategy did not work out. They can happen because your negotiation profile was incompatible with the other side or because there were (information) asymmetries that you could not know about or events you had not control over. The setback is not what matters. How you continue after the setback is what counts. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” - Thomas Edison

Resilience is a fundamental characteristic in the world of negotiation. It is not about being indifferent to mistakes or criticism, but about keeping your mind open and, with humility, identifying and accepting the areas of opportunity that are presented to you. Remember that our greatest enemy in the pursuit of growth is our ego. Here some tips: 1. Maintain a positive mindset 2. Keep learning 3. Seek feedback

It's very important to continuously expand your knowledge. Keep up with new theories and practices by reading, attending workshops, taking courses and practicing. Understanding different styles and cultural nuances is especially valuable, as negotiations often involve diverse parties.

To fail once in a while is not as bad as you might think. Some of the most experienced negotiators can get bad results when they are spoiled for success. The experience trap can catch you quicker than you expect. Experience will make you careless and over-confident. A setback once in a while recalibrates you drive, ambition and risk awareness. Martial arts professionals fail too. It really hurts when they do. Some end their career after strong defeats. Others return stronger than they were before they lost a fight. The latter will you that they learned more from the loss than they did from the 20 wins before. Knowing you are not invincible is a valuable lessons.

Rebounding from setbacks in your negotiation career requires a multifaceted approach. Begin by reflecting on what went wrong & extracting valuable lessons from the experience. Maintain resilience by recognizing setbacks as inherent to professional growth & keeping a positive mindset. Seek feedback from mentors or peers to gain insights & refine your skills. Use setbacks as opportunities to adapt your approach & experiment with new strategies. Invest in ongoing learning & development to strengthen your negotiation abilities. Stay persistent in pursuing your goals, knowing that setbacks are temporary hurdles. Finally, celebrate your successes, regardless of their scale, to boost morale & motivation for future negotiations. #ahmedalaali11