Ask any experienced negotiator for a second opinion. Simple as that.
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I'm a professional negotiation consultant and expert in irrational thinking. No, this was not effective, or even competent, negotiation. Trump is, in general, a poor negotiator.https://www.quora.com/Is-Donald-Trump-a-good-negotiator/answer/Colin-McRoberts?share=eb66d00f …
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Are you denying that the most irrational negotiator has an edge?
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Yes. That is a bizarre idea, and not at all consistent with real-world negotiations. Even if we assume that Trump is employing the "madman theory" strategy, we would have to say his implementation is incompetent. The haphazard communication of these policies...
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... signals that they will not be smoothly implemented, blunting their utility as a threat. Consequently such a strategy would draw the negatives but not enjoy the positives of an aggressive play.
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Let's also pause to observe that "madman theory" is just bad negotiation. Signaling that you're an irrational negotiator is signaling that you can't be trusted, and that strategic alignment will be punished. It's a self-crippling move with negligible upsides.
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He’ll never win the presidency with such bad technique.
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Conversely, it might explain why his businesses were so consistently troubled that his financing options became progressively limited over time, squeezing him into new roles and relationships.
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I don't know enough about Musk to say they're comparable, but yeah, I think Trump is a much better salesman than executive.
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Good salesman and yet bad negotiator? You are deep in the Trump Derangement bubble.
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Yes. Sales and negotiation overlap, but they aren't the same thing. Which I think you know, but overlooking the distinction is a good way to protect your position from criticism.
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Don’t Cathy Newman me, man. Didn’t say they were the same. Selling is better.
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