Good guy/bad guy occurs when there are two or more negotiators on a negotiating team
and one is easier to get along with, provides more information, or seems more anxious to
make a deal, while the other is in every respect more difficult. Good guy/bad guy can be
blatant and obvious or it can be quite subtle with only shades of difference between the
negotiators. It can be carefully planned in advance, or people can fall into the roles
naturally.
The essence of the good guy/bad guy strategy is for the good guy to attempt to obtain
concessions from the other side in return for their not having to deal with the bad guy. It
is also used, among other things, as a type of on-the-spot authority limit and as a way to
float and, if necessary, shoot down trial balloons.
copyright 1997 - Michael Schatzki
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