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Negotiation
A long read
What a negotiation is
Two people want different things. They sit down to talk. That talk is a negotiation. It is how they find a deal.
negotiation
Two or more people talking to reach a deal they all agree to.
Many people think it means winning. They picture a fight over one number. But a good deal is one both sides can accept.
Your guess
Two kids want the same orange. There is only one. How can they share it best?
Sources
- Fisher & Ury, Getting to Yes (1981)
- Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School
- Harvard Business School Online
- Adam Galinsky, Columbia University
- Malhotra & Bazerman, Negotiation Genius