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2Bobs—with David C. Baker and Blair Enns cover image

Why We Suck at Negotiating

2Bobs—with David C. Baker and Blair Enns

CHAPTER

The Power of Leverage and Withholding Expertise

David Baker: Negotiators like to use this term batna best alternative to a negotiated agreement. Sometimes your batna or your option is just your deeply held belief that there's always another deal out there. You see the client as the prize, which comes from Oren Claf in his book Pitch Anything.

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