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Stop Being a Bad Negotiator

Stop Being a Bad Negotiator

The Real Rules of Influence, Power and Human Behaviour | Negotiation Skills for Sales, Persuasion and Better Business Communication

Sandeep Das
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Every one of us negotiates—for salaries, promotions, funding, rent, power, love, respect and survival.
And yet, most of us are terrible at it.
Why? Because the world has fed us comforting nonsense about negotiation being ‘win-win’, rational and collaborative. The real world isn’t. The real negotiation happens far below the surface in the subconscious mind—in our emotions, biases, warmth, perceptions, fear, ego, status and storytelling.
Stop Being a Bad Negotiator tears apart the myths around negotiation and replaces them with practical, battle-tested insights that actually work in the real world.
Whether you are leading teams, closing sales, raising money, buying a house, managing vendors or negotiating your next salary, this book will change the way you see every conversation.
Written in a sharp, easy-to-read style with over fifty practical illustrations, business stories and popular culture references, this is not another boring theory-heavy negotiation book.
It is a survival manual for modern life.
Because in the end, you do not get what you deserve in life.
You get what you negotiate.

Imprint: Penguin Business

Published: Oct/2026

ISBN: 9789377300609 (Paperback)

Length : 256 Pages

MRP : ₹399.00

Stop Being a Bad Negotiator

The Real Rules of Influence, Power and Human Behaviour | Negotiation Skills for Sales, Persuasion and Better Business Communication

Sandeep Das

Every one of us negotiates—for salaries, promotions, funding, rent, power, love, respect and survival.
And yet, most of us are terrible at it.
Why? Because the world has fed us comforting nonsense about negotiation being ‘win-win’, rational and collaborative. The real world isn’t. The real negotiation happens far below the surface in the subconscious mind—in our emotions, biases, warmth, perceptions, fear, ego, status and storytelling.
Stop Being a Bad Negotiator tears apart the myths around negotiation and replaces them with practical, battle-tested insights that actually work in the real world.
Whether you are leading teams, closing sales, raising money, buying a house, managing vendors or negotiating your next salary, this book will change the way you see every conversation.
Written in a sharp, easy-to-read style with over fifty practical illustrations, business stories and popular culture references, this is not another boring theory-heavy negotiation book.
It is a survival manual for modern life.
Because in the end, you do not get what you deserve in life.
You get what you negotiate.

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback

Sandeep Das

Sandeep Das is a leadership coach, bestselling author and global speaker. An alumnus of IIM Bangalore, he has over fifteen years of corporate experience, having served as director at PricewaterhouseCoopers and later as global foresight lead at Mars Wrigley, where he advised senior leadership on strategy and long-term growth.

As the founder of Building Leaders for Tomorrow—a platform committed to developing future-ready professionals—Sandeep has worked with more than 100 leadership teams worldwide, coaching executives in negotiation, business storytelling, executive presence and strategic thinking. His clients include Unilever, Amazon, Infosys, Mondelez, Novo Nordisk, Pernod Ricard and DCM Shriram.

He has authored six books—his book How Business Storytelling Works remained on bestseller lists for forty consecutive weeks and is prescribed reading at IIM Bangalore and IIM Lucknow. Sandeep also teaches executive education, writes regularly for leading publications and reaches millions each month through his speaking engagements, digital courses and social media.

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