Negotiator’s Bill of Rights

The Ten Amendments

  1. You have the right to ask for what you want. Or more.

  2. You have the right to repeat yourself; to be like a broken record.

  3. You have the right to not understand, and to ask again and again for clarity.

  4. You have the right to be wrong or illogical.

  5. You have the right to change the subject or issue being discussed whenever you please.

  6. You have the right to not answer questions, or to answer a question not even asked.

  7. You have the right to exchange information as you wish: through third parties, the Internet, or face-to-face.

  8. You have the right to be indecisive.

  9. You have the right to not be liked.

  10. You have the right to walk out and find an alternative.