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In my career the thing I was hurting most from missing the first decade was negotiation skills. Learning a few simple ones has changed my life.
by XargonEnder 6y ago
In my career the thing I was hurting most from missing the first decade was negotiation skills. Learning a few simple ones has changed my life.
- yboris 6y agoAn excellent book on the subject is Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Had specific advice with examples. I think it's been helping me all my life. It is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project. https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Yes-Negotiating-Agreement-Without/dp/0143118757/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=getting+to+yes&qid=1600957605&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Yes-Negotiating-Agreement-Wit...
- swader999 6y agoNegotiating is huge. There are likely several ways to achieve a feature's goal. As a programmer you have to negotiate the solution with the customer or product owner and even the rest of your team. It allows you to pursue solutions that can save time and result in better architecture. Be sure to ask and understand why a feature is needed. Knowing the why let's you shape the what.