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Summary: Highly practical & useful!
Review: We often tend to apply the terms communication & negotiation to the business environment. We often forget that we communicate with our family, peers & relatives as well. But do we really? Had I read this book decades ago, maybe my mother had allowed me to attend the several parties I have missed out during my teen-age years. Now, I have my daughter & mhy husband to practice on. & hopefully, the communicating/negotiating skills listed here in this book will enrich my relationship with my family.
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Summary: The Book on Negotiation
Review: Fisher and Ury did a timeless master work on negotiation. Simply, precise, and well structured. It's not about win/win, or win/lose, it's a third way: a way neither hard nor soft, but rather hard (on the issue) and soft (on the people). The authors call the breakthrough method "Principled Negotiation". The book starts with the problem in negotiation, shows a possible 5 step method, and spends time on problems and questions to "Getting to Yes". A classic!
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Summary: Written for the Student, not the Practitioner
Review: "Getting to Yes" consists of five basic ideas. One needs only to flip through the book's pages to identify its key elements. I found much of the information in "Getting to Yes" to be redundant and obvious. However, I cannot argue that the central ideas are well-supported. In fact, many are over supported with one similar example after another. The fact remains, negotiating is an art that takes years of pracitce to develop. While this book may add value to a scholastic reading assignment, it is very much like a book offering martial arts training. There is no substitute for hands-on experience. Although a quick read, "Getting to Yes" could have been summed up in half the pages.
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Summary: Could be titled "How to Succeed in Life"
Review: Rarely does one find a book that has so much applicability and also speaks with so much clarity. It's a "How to" book about negotiating, a skill that virtually everyone in life employs on a daily basis. You learn simple concepts that you can apply while getting some good anecdotal backbone that makes it very read-able. Those interested/working in politics and/or law will find it "up their alley" - but everyone would benefit from a read. I would put this book in there with the likes of "The Road Less Travelled", "How to Win Friends and Influence People", "The Meaning of Life" and probably the ubiquitous "Seven Habits..." - a group of works which all just teach you how to be a stellar human being. Well, gives you a map anyway, you have to walk the path yourself. Of course I'm still walking...
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Summary: Must read for anyone
Review: We dont notice, but we negotiate with someone about something just about every day. Reading this outstanding book enlightened me and made me a much more effective negotiator.
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Summary: This Really Works!
Review: I read this book as assigned reading for an International Relations course, and readily saw its relevance there. But I have also been able to apply the book's principles to everyday life -- with my coworkers, my wife, even my kids -- without damaging my relationships and still managing to keep everyone content. The central ideas about not digging in on positions and finding common ground, are key to this success. The book helped me open my eyes to realize that sometimes common ground is easier to find than I'd first thought, but it might not be what I'd first thought. I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Getting to Yes
Review: Getting to Yes deals with ways to negotiate without giving in. As a registered nurse, I found that the book provided practical solutions for problems that arise in the work setting. It includes plans to disarm your opponent when negotiating turns into arguing. The steps to negotiated agreement can be used to settle disputes not only in the professional setting, but in a personal setting as well. The book includes numerous scenarios that demonstrate how the strategies work in real life situations. Negotiated agreement would require time and effort, but its benefits could help anyone in a management position
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Summary: Great book...
Review: It will help you in every aspect of your life where you have to iteract with others.
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Summary: I tried it and it really worked!
Review: Overall, I like this book a lot and I found it very useful. Actually I didn't read through the whole book. Yet I did capture the key point of the book - 'Don't bargain over positions'. Then I used this principle-based negotiation in real life. For instance, when I am facing a challenge from my partner on my proposal, I won't fight back directly. I will first seek for the mutual interest, a common ground. Then I'll explain why I think my proposal can help achieve the mutual interest. Then I ask the opposing partner what he/she think and whether he/she wants to share any better proposal to achieve this mutual interest. If my/mutual interest can be satisfied, yet my partner has a better way to do it, then why not change my own proposal? I tried this approach several times and they all worked out pretty well. Most of the times I successfully convinced my partner without damaging relationship. A few times I changed my position yet I was still happy because I still had my interest satisfied. Net, this book is really useful and recommend to BUY for everyone.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: Excellent book. Who is 2000percentsolution.com and why do they spam the book reviews promoting themselves?
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