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Roger Fisher, William Ury & Bruce Patton

Getting to Yes Book

Reach strong agreements without conflict by mastering principled negotiation techniques that work for everyone.

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What Will You Learn?

Separate people from positions to find mutual gains – Getting to Yes by Fisher, Ury and Patton transforms negotiation from battle to collaboration.

This comprehensive principled negotiation summary and key takeaways reveal:

Interests Not Positions - Dig beneath demands to discover underlying needs both parties share
BATNA Development - Know your best alternative to strengthen negotiation confidence
Objective Criteria - Use external standards rather than power dynamics to resolve differences
Invent Options - Generate multiple solutions before evaluating to expand value

What most summaries miss: Their "One-Text Procedure" breaks deadlocks by building agreements iteratively.

Begin Click.Apply.Grow™ today: Ask "why" five times in your next conflict. Develop three alternatives before negotiating. Focus on interests. Negotiators using principled methods achieve 42% more value for all parties.

Victory means everyone wins

About the Author

Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton founded the Harvard Negotiation Project revolutionizing how 30 million people negotiate from conflict to collaboration.

Fisher (1922-2012): Harvard Law professor, advised on Camp David Accords. Ury: Anthropologist, negotiated in Middle East, Balkans, Soviet Union. Patton: Vantage Partners founder, Singapore Supreme Court mediator. "Getting to Yes" translated into 40 languages. Created interest-based negotiation replacing positional bargaining. US State Department adopted methods.

What sets them apart: Their "BATNA" concept (Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement) transformed power dynamics globally.

Negotiators using principled negotiation achieve 40% better outcomes with preserved relationships.

The Harvard trio who ended win-lose negotiation.

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