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The best negotiation strategy is to avoid compromise at all costs. Remember, the famous saying is "winner take all." Is this True or false and why?

A "take no prisoners" negotiating approach is still practiced by dictators in third world countries, but it has little relevance in the workplace. 

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Question added by Muwaffaq NoufaL , Business Executive Manager , CBU Indu. &trade Co
Date Posted: 2017/03/25
Emmanuel Wamweta
by Emmanuel Wamweta , production supervisor , Tembo Steel Rolling

"A winner takes it all" notion & mindset is somehow dangerous & unhealthy for negotiation & business in general especially in the long run & may further hinder future possibilities of transactions & negotiations businesswise. You may win & take it all today at cost of others liberty, but in future you might be the one to loose it all or even in future you may loose the opportunity to deal with those whom you expolited before. Thanks for the invitation

Said Kamha PhD
by Said Kamha PhD , Training Manager, Local Safety Officer -Middle East , MEDA

The above saying is true in only one scenario: monopoly where one party has all the wining cards and the other has nothing and this is a rare case in negotiation.

 

The orange bulb and peel is a more practical approach and implies a win-win situation with 100% satisfaction of both parties.

 

One takes the bulb to make juice, and the other takes the peel to make a cake, so they divided the orange but in a smart way to achieve 100% satisfaction without compromise.    

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks 

Partly agree, this kind of negotiation is a part of other successful strategies, some negotiations aim to add cost but win a great profits. 

Sadeq Al-Abbad
by Sadeq Al-Abbad , Performance Development Coordinator , HALLIBURTON Energy Services

l agree with above answers thanks for invitation

Obaid ur Rehman
by Obaid ur Rehman , HR Executive , Al Bahr Al Arabi Marine Engineering Services

I guess it a super-massive technique or to just thinking about your own self. I believe in win win situation while negotiating.  

Mohammed Awad
by Mohammed Awad , Regional Supply Chain & Operations Director , Tamakkon Co.

The best is to have a win-win situation.  This way everybody is happy.

Zahid Hussein
by Zahid Hussein , President , Sustainable Resource Foundation (SuRF)

There is hardly any negoiation in which visible compromise  can't be seen. The winer takres all syndrome is true.........because it shows peak performance, a winner's streak and an upbeat attitude.

Sherif Shabaan
by Sherif Shabaan , Green Riyadh.. Site Civil Engineer , Al Fahd Company

Access to negotiations means that both sides will not bring out one of them losersBecause if any party feels that the loss will not complete the negotiation

Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD)
by Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD) , University Lecturer, Freelancer Consultant and Trainer for Int'l Business & Banking TF. , FreeLancer

Thanks for invitation,

Agree with our colleagues replays and that the good negotiator who always believes in Win WIn situation as a successful and efficient negotiation. 

Yasser Osman
by Yasser Osman , مدير الاستيراد والتصدير و منسق اللوجيستيات , Manhattan Auto accessories

True say if I'm looking for a hit and run not a long term business relationship. Anyway its  not my wayM

Mostof the time we must compromise during negotiations, if I'm looking for a long term customer, so that's the way, give and take as long as Im looking for a target keeping it and winning, so it is, the best is to reach what would keep my customer a regular one, keep coming over and more, be one a regular customer of mine and probably I'm his only best supplier

If I'm looking for a hit and run so the statement works and true

Phil W Molloy
by Phil W Molloy , Owner - Operator , Petroleum Worldglobe Management Limited

04Oct17......You asked pwm this SAME question 16 times.

pwm has no time for such nonsense and especially

no time for someone who doesn't know how to use

a particular ' section ' in a forum......Much Obliged...pwm..

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