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Negotiation

3. Negotiation: Rabbit Rules

Rabbit Rule #1: Your Position Is Never Too Weak for Bargaining
Rabbit Rule #2: Be Flexible and Adaptable
Rabbit Rule #3: Be Realistic
Rabbit Rule #4: When Necessary, Cut Your Losses
Rabbit Rule #5: Don’t Tell the Other Side What You Want — Find Out What the Other Side Wants
Rabbit Rule #6: Use Short Sentences
Rabbit Rule #7: Let the Other Side Have Their Victories
Rabbit Rule #8: “Shock Treatment” Is of Very Limited Use in Negotiation
Rabbit Rule #9: Don’t Crow until the End
Rabbit Rule #10: Test the Water
Rabbit Rule #11: Don’t Give Your Negotiator Authority to Settle without Consultation
Rabbit Rule #12: Think Ahead or Leave the Back Door Open
Rabbit Rule #13: Watch Out for Mutt and Jeff

Robin M. Green, Divorce: When It’s the Only Answer (The Ordinary Mortals Guide, Inc., 2005), Chapter 13, pp. 193-202.

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3. Negotiation: Rabbit Rules
Rabbit Rule #1: Your Position Is Never Too Weak for Bargaining
Rabbit Rule #2: Be Flexible and Adaptable
Rabbit Rule #3: Be Realistic
Rabbit Rule #4: When Necessary, Cut Your Losses
Rabbit Rule #5: Don’t Tell the Other Side What You Want — Find Out What the Other Side Wants
Rabbit Rule #6: Use Short Sentences
Rabbit Rule #7: Let the Other Side Have Their Victories
Rabbit Rule #8: “Shock Treatment” Is of Very Limited Use in Negotiation
Rabbit Rule #9: Don’t Crow until the End
Rabbit Rule #10: Test the Water
Rabbit Rule #11: Don’t Give Your Negotiator Authority to Settle without Consultation
Rabbit Rule #12: Think Ahead or Leave the Back Door Open
Rabbit Rule #13: Watch Out for Mutt and Jeff
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