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The Negotiation System Never Split the Difference Should Have Included

Deal Maker

The Practical Negotiation Workbook for Professionals Who Want Better Outcomes in Every Conversation — Salary, Contracts, Conflict, and High-Stakes Decisions

12 chapters · 12 frameworks · 90-day practice plan · 5 negotiation dimensions · PDF + ePub

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Negotiation Workbook

Deal
Maker

The Practical Negotiation Workbook

12 Chapters · 5 Dimensions

Ruby Singh · ebookdev.com · 2026

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What you get

12 chapters covering all five negotiation dimensions — Preparation, Position, Psychology, Process, and Partnership — with frameworks you apply this week.

Chapter 1

The Negotiation Mindset

Why the transaction mindset fails. The Deal Maker five-dimension model. The Negotiation Style Assessment: avoider, compromiser, competitor, accommodator, or collaborator?

Chapter 2 + framework

Preparation: The 80% Rule

The Deal Maker Prep Framework: interests vs. positions, BATNA, ZOPA, and anchoring. The 30-minute prep ritual for any negotiation.

Chapter 3 + framework

The Psychology of Influence

Cialdini's principles in negotiation context. Loss aversion and anchoring (Kahneman research). Tactical Empathy adapted from FBI hostage negotiation.

Chapter 4 + framework

Salary Negotiation

Market rate research: three methods. Scripts for: first offer response, counter-offer, competing offers. The 12-variable total compensation checklist.

Chapter 5 + framework

Contract and Deal Negotiation

The five terms most negotiators miss. The "anchor high, give slowly" framework. How to negotiate payment terms, IP rights, exclusivity, and termination.

Chapter 6 + framework

Negotiating in Conflict

The Tension Identification Matrix. The Conflict Reset Protocol: five steps to de-escalate before negotiating. How to negotiate accountability and changed behavior.

Chapter 7 + framework

Written Negotiation

The gap nobody covers: email negotiation is different from in-person. Five rules of written negotiation. The counter-offer email template.

Chapter 8 + framework

Cross-Cultural Negotiation

High-context vs. low-context cultures. Five cultural dimensions that change tactics. Specific adjustments for North American, East Asian, Middle Eastern, and Northern European counterparts.

Chapter 9 + framework

Power Dynamics

The leverage myth. The three leverage levers. The Coalition Strategy: negotiating as a group. How to negotiate with people who have more power, information, or time.

Chapter 10 + framework

Everyday Negotiation

Vendor contracts, lease renewals, service fees, scope creep, refund requests. The Low-Stakes Practice Framework: one negotiation per week.

Chapter 11 + framework

Your 90-Day Practice Plan

The 90-day architecture: 30-day skill foundation, 60-day practice ramp, 90-day real application. The Negotiation Debrief Template.

Chapter 12 + framework

Advanced Tactics

Deadlines, ultimatums, and dirty tricks. Twelve most common dirty negotiation tactics and specific counter-moves. How to walk away without burning the relationship.

What makes this different

Never Split the Difference is a brilliant book about high-stakes negotiation. This workbook is about every negotiation you have every week.

Email negotiation chapter

A dedicated chapter on written negotiation — email, async, and messaging. No other negotiation book covers this systematically.

Salary chapter with scripts

A full chapter on salary negotiation with real market-rate research methods, counter-offer scripts, and a 12-variable total compensation checklist.

Cross-cultural framework

Research-backed guidance on negotiating across cultures: the five dimensions that actually change your tactics, not just "be respectful."

5-dimension baseline score

A Negotiation Style Assessment scores you as avoider, compromiser, competitor, accommodator, or collaborator. Your profile drives the whole practice plan.

90-day practice architecture

Not just theory. A structured 90-day plan that starts with low-stakes weekly negotiations and builds to real-world application.

Dirty tricks counter-moves

Twelve of the most common dirty negotiation tactics with specific counter-moves for each — finally, a practical answer to "what do I do when they do that?"

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