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Mind and Heart of the Negotiator, Second Edition, The
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Mind and Heart of the Negotiator, Second Edition, The

by Leigh L. Thompson
October 2000
Intermediate to advanced
378 pages
14h 47m
English
Pearson
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Strategies for Enhancing Effectiveness of Third-Party Intervention

What steps can negotiators take in order to maximize the effectiveness of third-party intervention or, ideally, avoid it altogether? There is no magical prescription, but we strongly advocate the following:

Test Your Own Position

A good scientists will set up an experiment in which there are “blinds.” For example, in testing the effectiveness of a particular drug, some patients might be given the drug and the other group a placebo or sugar pill. The experimenter further blinds herself to which group was given what and assesses the outcome. The same should be true for your own negotiation position. For example, if you find yourself in a terrible struggle with a merchant or neighbor, ...

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