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In these difficult times, many of us are thinking about how to help make the world better, including in our negotiations. The good news is that we can do so without huge sacrifices, writes Max H. Bazerman, the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, in his new book, Better, Not Perfect: A Realist’s Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness (Harper Business, 2020). Bazerman talked to us about how negotiators can create more value for all by broadening their perspective.

When scarce resources are up for grabs, coordination and cooperation are needed to ensure fair, efficient outcomes. But in the race for Covid-19 vaccines, competition rules the day.

In negotiation, fear of the unknown can prevent us from making needed adjustments to the status quo.

The coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crisis have shaken up nearly everyone’s working life. We asked Hannah Riley Bowles, the Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy School, for advice on how to adapt to this uncertain time.