Striving for 51–49

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In our professional lives 50–50 is an ideal we strive for, but the true objective we should be working towards is 51–49. In these cases both sides get what they want, but you come out slightly ahead. This gap is not so big that it feels like the other side is being ripped off and you get most of what you want.

So the key question is how do we get to this point of being slightly ahead?