Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

The key text on problem-solving negotiation-updated and revised Since its original publication nearly thirty years ago, Getting to Yes has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate. One of the primary business texts of the modern era, it is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a group that deals with all levels of negotiation and conflict resolution. Getting to Yes offers a proven, step-by-step strategy for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in every sort of conflict. Thoroughly updated and revised, it offers readers a straight- forward, universally applicable method for negotiating personal and professional disputes without getting angry-or getting taken. You've heard it all before, "be positive, know what you want, invent options for mutual gain." But have you developed a strategy? Originally written as negotiation tactics for lawyers, this book offers advice on getting what you want. It addresses issues such as what to [...]accept from those you negotiate with and what to offer without giving up anything on your side.