As you go about your workday, do you take time to negotiate the obstacles you regularly face or do you just walk away in disgust? Please don’t walk away – come back and negotiate. Almost everything, in every aspect of your life, is negotiable. Having effective negotiation skills is the key. Especially in these difficult economic times, your ability to negotiate may mean the difference between success or ruin. We negotiate transactions and conflicts – everything from which restaurant we choose for lunch to how to structure our businesses and our lives. This article discusses the nine things you need to know before you sit down for your next negotiation.

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