Hangover = Negotiation Gold

April 27 by | 9 comments | Management | Tags: , ,
Hangover = Negotiation Gold

Negotiations are funny and I’ll always take any advice regarding the subject. Add the idea that it may be better to drink the night before a big negotiation, and I’m all ears.

Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten recalls a situation where his lawyer suggested this theory:

The unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol actually work to your advantage during a tough negotiation. Seemingly uninterested you will be slouched in your chair, responding slowly and talking softly and looking generally unhappy with whatever the other party proposes.

Your move, coffee.

Alcohol: a Business Tool? – [Bomega.com]

  • http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/ Today is that Day

    Hmmmm…having had many hangovers, I would have to agree with this. When you feel that bad, the trials and tribulations of life just don’t seem nearly as important!

    Since – at least for the moment – you truly don’t care much one way or the others, I can see where this would work to your advantage!

  • http://zprogramming.blogspot.com/ NiceSmile

    I don’t like the idea, there are many ways to achieve the same thing.

  • http://www.markchambers.org.uk Mark Chambers

    Hmm, I winder if his lawyer is still his lawyer!? MAybe he should have taken up Texas Hold ‘em as a career with ‘insight’ like that?

    I don’t like the idea either.

  • http://www.markchambers.org.uk Mark Chambers

    Hmm, I wonder if his lawyer is still his lawyer!? Maybe he should have taken up Texas Hold ‘em as a career with ‘insight’ like that?

    I don’t like the idea either.

  • http://bomega.com Boris

    For those of you without a sense of humor I actually included a sentence in the original post saying I don’t think you should try this (at home OR the office). The fact that this lawyer used this ‘insight’ to lighten the mood was memorable and his logic was funny. Funny and not necessarily true for everybody and applicable in every situation. But there just might be a situation someday where you might consider this for yourself…

  • David (el Guiri)

    I agree with negotiating with hangovers, I have to say that as long as you have some eyedrops and some fresh mints you can hide much better any sight of enthusiasm which normally is not a good sign until you have actually finished the negotiation. Also you keep things briefer which is always better as it gives you time to recover until your next appoinment. And when the day is over you will realize that is was not as bad as you saw it while you felt the hangover effect and sooner than you realize you are doing it all over again.

  • Pingback: How I Got My Ass Kicked | Carl Moeller dot Com

  • http://www.winesos.com/ Aaliya

    As long as the nuts aren’t peanuts, because they will trigger the idea of an alcoholic drink.
    I add some water to my wine like they used to in Biblical times and like the Romans did.I rarely notice my body telling me I’m thirsty, but when I do I usually want a gin and tonic if it’s in the evening. Of course tonic water is very refreshing and I don’t put much gin in – just enough to take the edge off the tonic water. It’s somehow the whole experience that matters to me more than the alcohol content. It’s the idea and the chink of ice on the glass – but then I’m very theatrical – lol.
    Milk Thistle is the stuff for hangovers. It detoxifies the liver and is very good for curing constipation too.

  • Pingback: How To Get Candle Wax Out Of The Carpet | Self Help Station