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Duck! Part 2 A poorly timed joke. A reaction. A room full of tension. We've seen how an unplanned, unscripted opening derailed talks. Now - after a cooling off period - the two parties are back at it. We start this new Foibley series with a look at lessons learned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/cecdf81a-9cfb-40a0-b1c9-832fd84a2fa2/LOOK+OUT%21+DUCK%21+TWO++++Strip+2.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Look out! Duck! Part 2 A poorly planned opening to high-stakes discussions is a bad move. But leaders can react in ways that still move talks forward. Here we learn how a bad joke became a sort of release valve - eventually reducing tensions. And we see the beginnings of a new working relationship taking shape in an unexpected way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/eed251e0-62f0-49d1-8b8c-11d964e85144/LOOK+OUT%21+DUCK%21+TWO+Strip+3.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Look out! Duck! Part 2 Two negotiators look into a rain barrel and see a frog trapped inside. What follows isn’t about the frog. It’s about what happens when you stop reacting and start asking, “What is this like from the other side?” https://www.poseyassociates.com/foibley-cartoons/overcoming-slick-thinking monthly 0.5 2025-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/1743186968259-MLP5MOQFMAK4ZDTIVOLQ/foibley%2Bseries%2B1%2Bstrip%2B1%2Bcomplete.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Overcoming Slick Thinking Introducing... Mr. Slick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/1743186992541-EEZO1CARVDGNFDUI2XXN/strip%2B02.3%2B%25281%2529.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Overcoming Slick Thinking Mr. Slick tries to go it alone, claiming "slicker is quicker." 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It's brilliant, way outside-the-box, and maybe even a little "slick." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/1743187061290-0RH2K93971YYDG5E1GCU/strip%2B07.1%2B%25281%2529.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Overcoming Slick Thinking Years later, an invitation to visit arrives. 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Rusty’s back, and Charlie’s got something big to talk through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/79f307af-b5f8-476d-a3a8-fa1095a93efe/strip+28.1.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Start Your Engines Let’s List Every Catastrophe, Shall We? Product fail? Check. Big customer on the edge? Double check. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/0452715a-4ae2-47e4-aa85-643fe562e33a/strip+29.1.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Start Your Engines The Speed Trap: Charlie thinks she knows what wins—and she’s halfway right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/5d77fc6a-3637-4f52-860d-6c95001b2682/strip+30.1.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Start Your Engines Predictable. Then Powerful: Rusty shifts the metaphor—and Charlie’s perspective with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/bd15d389-ac02-4e4c-9ff1-284b815fe9a4/strip+31.1.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Start Your Engines Be Still. Be Predictable. 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Something about the kickoff has Posey concerned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/d38dfbe5-f2e2-4b60-8813-0c1e85bcdf2c/LOOK+OUT%21+DUCK%21+Strip+2.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Look out! Duck! Part 1 The kickoff is moments away. The room is charged — polite, but tense. And then comes a curveball. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/b0215659-2f08-4671-acb8-47b4eaaf8e3c/LOOK+OUT%21+DUCK%21+Strip+3.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Look out! Duck! Part 1 The “beloved executive” takes the floor. He’s funny, gregarious… and unpredictable. Sometimes that charm works. Other times, not so much. And now — without being part of any of the planning — he’s the one setting the stage for critical negotiations. What's his first move? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/db46e276-73ee-4bab-8ce7-2d99aadb4aa3/LOOK+OUT%21+DUCK%21+Strip+4.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Look out! Duck! Part 1 And there it is. The first move. A joke… About a duck. One that feels a little too close to home for the critical negotiations about to begin. See how the room reacts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/b304ec77-e5e4-44d4-aa7e-c72fd32188b3/LOOK+OUT%21+DUCK%21+Strip+5.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Look out! Duck! Part 1 In negotiations, openings aren’t warm-ups. They’re signal-setting. Which is why, when the opener’s big duck joke hits the room… the ripples are instant. The cost of a shaky start shows up fast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67a9147835a13e35b03599eb/9e92be6c-d962-4c37-a787-0cef998b7c1f/LOOK+OUT%21+DUCK%21+Strip+6.jpg Foibley Cartoons - Look out! Duck! Part 1 The problem with opening on a duck? You’re stuck with it. What started as a joke now hangs over the room — and the team is left cleaning up the mess. The finale of this comic series shows how one shaky opening can shape an entire negotiation.