“The challenge is not to eliminate conflict but to transform it. It is to change the way we deal with our differences”
― Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
― Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
“Pressure can take many forms: a bribe, a threat, a manipulative appeal to trust, or a simple refusal to budge. In all these cases, the principled response is the same: invite them to state their reasoning, suggest objective criteria you think apply, and refuse to budge except on this basis. Never yield to pressure, only to principle.”
― Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
― Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
“the best time for handling people problems is before they become people problems.”
― Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
― Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
“Acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behavior accordingly. If your new behavior gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group…then to hell with them.”
― Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
― Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
“The ability to see the situation as the other side sees it, as difficult as it may be, is one of the most important skills a negotiator can possess.”
― Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
― Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In
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