Leadership & Negotiation · Negotiation & Influence

CounterOffer — The €90k Question on a 48-Hour Clock

A 15-minute Level 2 simulation that drops the learner into a 48-hour salary negotiation. Over 3 rounds the learner maps BATNA and targets, drafts a counter across channel + tone + structure + approach + levers, and then handles the recruiter reply — false ceiling, soft stall, or leverage flip.

3 rounds MBA & Masters English, Español

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About this simulation

A 15-minute Level 2 simulation that drops the learner into a 48-hour salary negotiation. Over 3 rounds the learner maps BATNA and targets, drafts a counter across channel + tone + structure + approach + levers, and then handles the recruiter reply — false ceiling, soft stall, or leverage flip. Tracks Package Upside (€), Relationship, Confidence, and a Composite score.

Coach flags 5 classic traps: silent acceptance, single-number counter, over-justification, accepting false ceilings, package blindness.

Who it is for

An intermediate simulation for participants who already know the core concepts of the subject, designed for master's and MBA programmes.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 3 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results. The first round opens with: BATNA & Targets.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • Reservation price — walk-away in €
  • Aspiration — ambitious ask in €
  • BATNA components locked in
  • Current role (€78k)
  • Retention hint from current employer
  • Competing Offer B (€82k)
  • Walk-away line clarity
  • Channel
  • Tone
  • Structure

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Negotiation & Influence.

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