Tricia Drevets- Whether you realize it or not, you are using the skill of negotiation every day. You negotiate with a colleague on who does what part of a shared project. You negotiate with HR about your vacation time. You negotiate salaries and benefits with your employees.

At home, you negotiate with your spouse about who will make dinner. You may negotiate with your kids about chores or homework that need to be done before they play video games.

Negotiation helps you handle a situation without argument or hurt feelings. Negotiation is about compromise, and it is one of the most valuable soft skills in business and personal relationships.

Five of the Best books on Negotiation

If you would like to learn how to become a better negotiator, we have taken a look at some of the best books on the subject. With the benefit of these author’s experiences and research, you can learn how to find workable solutions to problems and feel satisfied in the process.

Books on negotiation – Getting More by Stuart Diamond (2010)

This book is based on Stuart Diamond’s popular Wharton Business School course. He uses two decades of research and his experience as a journalist, an attorney and as a business consultant to offer advice for negotiation in getting better prices on goods and services and finding solutions to personal conflicts.

Diamond begins his book with the promise that anyone can become a better negotiator and, as a result, have a more successful life. His six main rules of negotiation include:

1. Force yourself to be calm.
2. Prepare, even if you have limited time.

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