Category: Holidays

  • I’m outta here! Five questions to ask before walking away from a negotiation

    In September, I tackled the thorny problem of where to spend the holidays. Briefly, I suggested that fighting with your spouse about which family to visit (a distributive strategy) is less productive than figuring out a way to satisfy both of you (an integrative strategy). Well, suppose you gave my suggestion a try—you offered to…

  • My family or yours? Using integrative negotiation to allocate holiday time

    With the holidays fast-approaching, many of us face a decision: my family or yours? As anyone who has made this decision can attest, its consequences often stretch far beyond December. Dividing up family time can be contentious. But it’s negotiable! For this post, imagine you’re married or in a serious-enough relationship to worry about the…