Negotiation as a Martial Art
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Negotiation as a Martial Art

Techniques to Master the Art of Human Exchange

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eBook - ePub

Negotiation as a Martial Art

Techniques to Master the Art of Human Exchange

About this book

Wall Street Journal Bestselling book

We all negotiate. Put more accurately, we are always negotiating. There is always something we want that we do not have. There is always something we have that others want. Those human transactions are very human. The process of bartering, whether it be in billion-dollar transactions or over the use of the family car, is a deeply human activity. But like many soft skills, we don't teach it. We consider it something that we have to just learn by doing it. And it is true that trial and error is the basic teacher of negotiation.

But it doesn't have to be that way. Negotiation is a social activity that involves disciplines like language, observation, reaction, listening, speaking, story telling, humor and sensing. The number one thing you bring to every negotiation is you. This book helps you understand how these various behaviors and disciplines come to play and therefore how you can become a better negotiator. The book helps you develop the mindset and tools to become a great negotiator for yourself and for others.

Classical teaching on negotiation teaches separating the people from the problem. But the people are often the problem and the key to accomplishing your goals and theirs. We express our desires as "I want this or that." As a result, we are always talking about the "what." As people, as humans, we often don't even really know what we want. This book teaches you to get behind your "what" and theirs. To accomplish this, you need to understand the "why" not just the "what." It is the "why" that will help you understand the "what" and adjust it accordingly.

If you think you will get what you want by just being tough and demanding, this book isn't for you. If you want to succeed in dealing with those people or want to develop a negotiation style where you get what you want and people want to deal with you again and again, then this book is for you. The author draws upon principles of martial arts (designed around dealing with more powerful opponents) to help develop your understanding of negotiations.

In a battle of water and stone, water wins.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Author's Note
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 - Be Like Water
  8. Chapter 2 - Adjusting Your Own Position
  9. Chapter 3 - Fixing Yourself
  10. Chapter 4 - Prep and Planning
  11. Chapter 5 - Back-To-School Mentality and Always Be Training
  12. Chapter 6 - Negotiators Are Often Road Warriors
  13. Chapter 7 - A Mentor Is a Must
  14. Chapter 8 - The Art and Science of Memory
  15. Chapter 9 - Listening
  16. Chapter 10 - Listening for Rhythm
  17. Chapter 11 - The Importance of Being Human and Humorous
  18. Chapter 12 - Speaking—Say This, Not That
  19. Chapter 13 - The Honesty Strategy
  20. Chapter 14 - Backstories and How to Uncover What is Really Going On
  21. Chapter 15 - The Power of Sincerity
  22. Chapter 16 - The Value of Unreasonable People
  23. Chapter 17 - The Winning Power of Silence
  24. Chapter 18 - Battling Mind-Drift
  25. Chapter 19 - Engagement and Understanding
  26. Chapter 20 - The “Must-Haves” of Negotiation
  27. Acknowledgements
  28. About the Author
  29. Notes