Negotiating The Impossible

How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)

Deepak Malhotra

Book Synopsis

"Negotiating The Impossible" by Deepak Malhotra is a practical guide to tackling complex negotiations with confidence and skill. Malhotra, a leading negotiation expert and professor at Harvard Business School, presents a fresh perspective on negotiation strategies, emphasizing the importance of understanding and incorporating the interests of all parties involved.

In this book, Malhotra challenges the conventional wisdom that negotiators must always strive for win-win outcomes. Instead, he encourages readers to embrace the possibility of achieving favorable results even when faced with what initially seems like an impossible situation.

Drawing from his extensive experience and research, Malhotra outlines a framework for negotiating effectively when faced with challenging circumstances. He provides practical advice on a wide range of topics, including navigating power imbalances, dealing with difficult personalities, and managing high-stakes negotiations.

Malhotra's approach to negotiation is rooted in the belief that creative and unconventional solutions can often be found by exploring uncharted territory. Throughout the book, he shares real-world examples of successful negotiations that defied conventional expectations, demonstrating how thinking outside the box can lead to unexpected breakthroughs.

Clear and concise, "Negotiating The Impossible" offers a wealth of practical tips, techniques, and insights to help readers navigate even the most daunting negotiation situations. Whether you're negotiating a business deal, resolving a conflict, or seeking to bridge seemingly insurmountable differences, this book equips you with the tools necessary to tackle the impossible and achieve favorable outcomes.

Explore More Books

See All
On Bullshit
Timelines of World History
The Internet of Money Volume 2
String Theory
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
The Principia
Paradigms Of A.I. Programming
The Bully Pulpit
The Beak of the Finch
Draft No. 4
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The House of Getty
Rage Becomes Her
Barbarians At The Gate
The Three Body Problem
Storm of Steel
Play Anything
The Starfish and the Spider
When Genius Failed
Nonviolent Communication
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track
Restoring Our Republic
Conflicted
Scientific Advertising
Hit Refresh
Trauma
Systems Medicine
Good Calories, Bad Calories
The Best We Could Do
Visual Explanations
Complexity and the Economy
The Paper Menagerie And Other Stories
Rick and Morty Book Two
When Prophecy Fails
The Salmon of Doubt
Statistical Models
Indistractable
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Bobby Kennedy
Originals
Exit Interview
On Wings of Eagles
Technopoly
Social Cognition
National Economic Planning
Trade Is Not A Four Letter Word
Pattern Recognition
The DevOps Handbook
Different
The Devil in the White City
The Second Machine Age
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
Born Standing Up
No Two Alike
Trade-Off
The Wizard of Menlo Park
The Man Without a Face
The Boys in the Boat
The 5 Resets
The Wayfinders
Fast-Track Triathlete
The Story of Civilization: The Age of Reason Begins
All Out War
The Blank Swan
All The Light We Cannot See
A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories
Simple & Direct
Six Easy Pieces
Stories of Your Life and Others
Trailblazer
The Book of Life
True Enough
A Writer's Time
The Fear Book
Permanent Record
The Fry Chronicles
The Minefield Girl
Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman
What Do People Do All Day?
Negotiating The Impossible
Blueprint
Leading
Small Is the New Big
The Great Influenza
Plagues and Peoples
Limping on Water
Mandela's Way
Ready Player One
Sunset at Blandings
Cultural Strategy
The Theory of Investment Value
Revolution from Within
State of Fear
Steve Jobs & The NeXT Big Thing
Fortune's Formula
Bad Therapy
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
The Slow Midnight on Cypress Avenue
The Decadent Society
Parfit