Class Four: Guest Speaker

I too was pleased with the resources given to us by Mr. Greening. The comparison salaries and health benefit pieces were very helpful. I do think it would have been more helpful if he spoke before the simulation began. I found his information was more specific and when you are pulling from limited to no experience in how to conduct a bargaining session his tips would have helped structure ideas for the board. The planning of the framework and discussing the goals and agreeing on the goals is helpful. I agree with Dr. Straz that knowing the jargon helps, but if we, the board members, had articulated our goals it would have given parameters for the discussion for the person leading the board team to reference. Those goals could have been the lenses that the board approached the initial meeting. It is very difficult once proposals are sent to go backward and fill the gaps in preparation.