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Be strong
4.1 Build your strength so you donât have to use it
Letâs be clear here: many persuasion contexts donât need strength and often it is downright counter-productive.
If youâve read this far, youâll know the whole premise of the book is that it is generally something you want to avoid. If youâre a boss and demand your team member stay late (âWhy?â âBecause Iâm your boss and I say soâ), it might work once, but that relationship is going to go south rapidly. Youâve just lost a lot of relationship capital.
Letâs be clear, too, that we arenât saying build your strength to use it.
In the world of negotiation, there is a big myth that it is all about power. But if you try to push something through just because ...
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