Why do voters want leaders who are adaptable, but detest those who don't stick to their guns? Social science research indicates voters want compromise but only when the other side is caving in. Here's ...

The win-win mindset pushed by so many negotiation experts is usually ineffective and often disastrous. At best, it satisfies neither side. And if you employ it with a counterpart who has a win-lose ...

Relationships are precarious, man-on-a-wire exercise in push/pull dynamics. You have to compromise to be in a relationship. You cannot be in a relationship strictly on your own terms, it takes two to ...

Geoff Nunberg, the linguist contributor on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, is the author of the book The Years of Talking Dangerously. Sometimes people avoid even saying the word. Not long after the ...

When did the word “compromise” get compromised? When did the negative connotations of “He was caught in a compromising position” or “She compromised her ethics” replace the positive connotations of ...

Source: Stock photo ID:498786229 Upload date:June 23, 2014 The United States of America almost did not happen. In 1787, as our country's "founders" debated for months over what the US should be, it ...

Campaigns are for politics: Somebody runs for office and eventually gets a majority of the votes. There is usually no government shutdown because of an election; the people choose whom they want to ...

Compromise is a major strategy for conflict resolution and is essential for any working relationship—whether in our personal lives, the workplace, in our communities or as citizens. But it’s clearly ...

As often as it is with politics, so it may be with corporate governance. The recent chaos surrounding the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives offers a colorful but useful tutorial ...