-You want leverage. -The person who creates more value has leverage. -The person who can walk away has leverage. -The person who is irreplaceable has leverage. -The person who has a second option has leverage. -The person who knows the numbers has leverage. -The person who everyone likes and wants to work with has leverage. -The person who asks for more, gets more.
And finally, most negotiations are not one-time affairs. The person people continue to like at the end of this negotiation is in a better position for the next one.
For each headache you face, ask yourself, "Is this mostly real or mostly imagined?"
Solve the real problems, release the imaginary ones.
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