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Negotiation was one of my favorite classes I took in college, I think it should be taught as soon as possible. I must say applying it in real life under stressf
by mym1990 5y ago
Negotiation was one of my favorite classes I took in college, I think it should be taught as soon as possible. I must say applying it in real life under stressful conditions has been much harder than in the classroom! At the end of the day I think a lot of companies don't operate from a standpoint of both parties coming out fairly, which just leads to mistrust in the end.
- javitury 5y agoIt was one of my favorite classes too! I remember that BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement) was the most important factor (but the least interesting, it can't be improved as a skill). If the figures of employees switching jobs are as high as they say, that means either lots of impossible negotiations (misfits) or lots of negotiation failures.
- mym1990 5y agoSame, good ole BATNA! No better BATNA than being able to walk away from the table.
- drdeadringer 5y agoTIL there are colleges who actually have a class dedicated to the topic of negotiation. Is this "new", say within the past 15-20 years?
- mym1990 5y agoI took it back in 2012 at a fairly large but run of the mill public college, but it seemed like a fairly mature class. I would imagine that given it’s prevalence in intelligence communities, it has probably been offered for a while, but maybe not everywhere.