Whose knowledge and authority do you use outside of work to shape behavior? You and your wife bargain (husband). With friends and family, you exercise power and information. You can bargain with a traffic officer drafting a ticket, a store debating whether to accept your check, a landlord who won't perform necessary maintenance or wants to raise your rent, and more. twice, with professionals who want to be paid enough to partially cover the cost of the training, with car salespeople attempting to convince you to buy a car, with hotel staff stating "e;Sold out"e; despite your reservation being confirmed, In the home, negotiations between parents and kids can become some of the most frequent and frustrating ones.