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Stop Battling Over Slices

Aug 19, 2025
1 min read

People tend to view negotiation as a zero-sum battle to "win."


Another way is to see it as a collaboration more than a competition.


It usually ends up working great for all parties. Better to have a small slice of a huge pie than a huge slice of nothing.

 
 
 

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