Issue №1110 · negotiation · advanced

There's no overlap. When do you walk?

In 200 words, describe the moment you recognised there was no ZOPA in a negotiation, and what you did instead. Be specific about the signals and the cost of pretending overlap exists when it doesn't.

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principle

ZOPA — the Zone of Possible Agreement — is real or it isn't; no amount of skill creates one when interests don't overlap.