Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations - Paperback

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by William Ury (Author)

"Getting Past No is the most elegant handbook on the challenge of difficult negotiation and difficult people."--Leonard A. Lauder, president, Estée Lauder Companies

"Bill Ury has a remarkable ability to get to the heart of a dispute and find simple but innovative ways to resolve it."--President Jimmy Carter

WINNER OF THE BOOK PRIZE OF THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC RESOURCES

We all want to get to yes, but what happens when the other person keeps saying no? How can you negotiate successfully with a stubborn boss, an irate customer, or a deceitful coworker?

In Getting Past No, William Ury of Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation and author of Possible, offers a proven breakthrough strategy for turning adversaries into negotiating partners. You'll learn how to:

- Stay in control under pressure
- Defuse anger and hostility
- Find out what the other side really wants
- Counter dirty tricks
- Use power to bring the other side back to the table
- Reach agreements that satisfies both sides' needs

Getting Past No is the state-of-the-art book on negotiation for the twenty-first century that will help you deal with tough times, tough people, and tough negotiations. You don't have to get mad or get even. Instead, you can get what you want!

Author Biography

A world-renowned negotiator, mediator, and bestselling author, William Ury directs the Global Negotiation Project at Harvard University. Over the last thirty years he has helped millions of people, hundreds of organizations, and numerous countries at war reach satisfying agreements.

Number of Pages: 208

Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN

Publication Date: January 01, 1993