How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)
by Deepak Malhotra
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Recommended by 5 notable people, including Patrick O'Shaughnessy and Vinod Khosla
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Starts as a pragmatic manual for negotiating seemingly hopeless situations, driven by clear tactics and many illustrative stories. What works best is concrete, usable moves—reframing options, changing perceptions of leverage, and creative ways to reopen talks. The book leans heavily on case narratives, which make ideas memorable but also repeat similar lessons in multiple chapters. If you want hands-on templates or tightly argued theoretical models, you'll find it less satisfying; it lacks step-by-step exercises.
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Negotiating the Impossible guides readers through deadlock with practical advice, and shares stories of successful negotiation to make the hopeless feel hopeful!Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is will...
Difficulty:hard
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Management, and Leadership.
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Consider Getting Past No by William Ury. Recommended by 2 sources.
“Getting Past No is a practical, step-oriented guide with short chapters and ready-made language to de-escalate conflict and reopen stalled negotiations. what works best is concrete tactics you can try the next day: phrases, sequencing, and control techniques aimed at turning a hard 'no' into a workable conversation. Its main limitation is focus: the book favors bite-sized rules and repetition over long case studies, theoretical depth, or detailed exploration of power imbalances, so complexity can feel flattened.”
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