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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