Negotiating with Jerks and Liars: Slate’s Negotiation Academy
Episode 5 of our series on haggling like the pros.
Posted Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at 4:06 PM
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This week on Slate’s Negotiation Academy, we give you advice on how to get what you want when the person across the table is a complete jerk, a pathological liar, or simply won’t budge an inch.
Our guide for Episode 5 is Columbia Business School professor Donna Hitscherich, a former investment banker and corporate lawyer who knows a thing or two about dealing with jerks.
You’ll find all our episodes available in the player below:
You can also read the introduction to the series here.
Podcast produced by Mark Phillips. Executive Producer Andy Bowers.
Jill Barshay is a public radio business reporter and a contributing editor at The Hechinger Report.
Seth Stevenson is a frequent contributor to Slate. He is the author of Grounded: A Down to Earth Journey Around the World.




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