Founding Father George Washington has his famous cherry tree story about his honesty (which ironically was untrue). But Founding Father...

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NOTES ON NEGOTIATION Written by Marty Latz, Latz Negotiation Institute Without Founding Father Benjamin Franklin’s extraordinary...

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