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ACompromise is often treated as the obvious goal of any negotiation, yet a deal reached simply by splitting every difference down the middle does not necessarily mean both sides feel equally satisfied with the outcome.
BA genuinely skilled negotiator tries first to understand which points matter most to each side, since conceding on something the other party barely cares about, in exchange for something you value far more, produces a far better deal than compromising evenly on every single point.
CThis requires a degree of honesty that many negotiators avoid instinctively, since revealing what truly matters to you can feel like giving away an advantage, even though the other side is usually just as reluctant to reveal their own priorities first.
DDeals built this way, around genuine priorities rather than equal division, tend to last longer too, since both sides walk away having actually won something they cared about, rather than simply having given up less than they feared.