Negotiation Articles

Why "Negotiating Like a Girl" Is the Best Long-Term Strategy

Andrew Badham - 2026-07-08 16:42:27

For decades, traditional corporate folklore has told us that the best negotiators are ruthless. We’ve been conditioned to believe that closing a deal requires an aggressive, unyielding "hardball" strategy—a style historically stereotyped as masculine. If someone told you that you "negotiate like a girl," it certainly wasn't meant as a compliment. But according to groundbreaking behavioral science, that old-school perspective is completely wrong. In fact, negotiating like a woman m... Read more