Negotiating Power is the Sine-Qua-Non for Success in Life and Career – for Everyone
Abstract: Some may be surprised by the claim that ‘negotiating power is the sine-qua-non for everyone for success in life and career’ because in popular parlance the scope of negotiating has been narrowed down as a necessary skill only for diplomatic and commercial functions. In reality, though, people of all ages and types negotiate all the time. This is obvious from the definition of negotiating in the Longmans dictionary: "to talk with another person or group in order to come to an agreement". The following facts reveal that life and career are a series of negotiations and their consequences. Though (i) all people negotiate all the time, and (ii)success in life and career depends on honing the skills, this vital subject is not included in the curricula of most educational institutions; a few offer it as an ‘elective’ subject. Given it’s decisive impact on success, it is high time to make negotiation skills a compulsory subject in schools and colleges. Here are some facts