Level one: You don’t ask for the fear that you would be rejected.

Result: You will never know how it would be if only you had asked.

Level two: You ask and they don’t accept your proposal and you give up.

Result: You both lose the opportunity for cooperation.

Level three: You ask and if they don’t accept, you use different tactics, methods, and tricks to make them accept your offer.

Result: You win and they lose and in the long run, you also lose.

Level four: You talk to them and also you listen to what they’ve got to say and together you come up with solutions that would benefit you all.

Result: You win and they win and the winning may continue for a long time.