Route · v3 · CC-BY-4.0
Hold the number
No figure without a source, no concession without a trade.
- For
- cfofinanceprocurementfoundersales
- Meetings
- Negotiation · Discovery · Status
- By
- sidekick
Lens
How Sidekick reads these meetings when you walk this route.
In these meetings a figure is a commitment. Inquiry 4+ means leaving with their number, where it comes from, who approves it and what matters most to them. Influence 4+ means opening first with a precise, ambitious figure when you know the market. Pushback 4+ means no concession without a condition. A price not tied to a scope is a mistake. When they anchor first, coming back to your own target is Composure 4+; a reflexive counter is Composure 2.
Path
Milestones tick themselves as your meetings meet them, in order.
- 1The number in 3 negotiations3 Great inquiry moments in negotiations
moments:great x3 skill:inquiry kind:negotiation - 2Push back with evidence in 3 meetingsScore 4+ out of 5 on Pushback in 3 meetings
skill:pushback >= 4 x3 - 3A held silence that workedA Brilliant composure moment
moments:brilliant x1 skill:composure - 4Pushback ProficientPushback level 60 (Proficient)
level:pushback >= 60
Focus tracks
Each one becomes a skill with its own level once you walk the route; unrated until then.
Achievements
- The number ×10Ten negotiations you left with a figure
moments:great x10 skill:inquiry kind:negotiation - Traded, every timeFive negotiations where every concession had a condition
skill:pushback >= 4 x5 kind:negotiation - Think, then answerThree times you paused before a hard answer and came back with substance
moments:great x3 skill:composure kind:negotiation - Scope firstFive rounds where every price was tied to a scope
skill:composure >= 4 x5 kind:negotiation|discovery - Steady handThree negotiations at 80+ accuracy
accuracy >= 80 x3 kind:negotiation
Drills
Lines to practice your answer to, before the meeting where someone says them.
Everyone else came in twenty percent lower.Pushback
We have budget, roughly. Let's not get into numbers yet.Inquiry
If we sign this week, can you take ten percent off?Pushback
Where does that number come from?Clarity
Is that really your best price?Composure
We need the proposal by Friday, with three pricing options.Closing