Assignment:
Discussion Forum
Tell about a time when you were confronted with some of the 10 questions featured in Getting to Yes.
- How did you manage the situation(s)?
- How is persuasion tied to the Getting to Yes questions you discussed?
Here are the 10 questions:
Questions About Fairness and "Principled" Negotiation
1. "Does positional bargaining ever make sense?"
2. "What if the other side believes in a different standard of fairness?"
3. "Should I be fair if I don't have to be?"
Questions About Dealing with People
4. "What do I do if the people are the problem?"
5. "Should I negotiate even with terrorists or someone like Hitler? When does it make sense not to negotiate?"
6. "How should I adjust my negotiating approach to account for differences of personality, gender, culture, and so on?"
Questions About Tactics
7. "How do I decide things like ‘Where should we meet?' ‘How should we communicate?' ‘Who should make the first offer?' and ‘How high should I start?'"
8. "Concretely, how do I move from inventing options to making commitments?"
9. "How do I try out these ideas without taking too much risk?"
Questions About Power
10. "Can the way I negotiate really make a difference if the other side is more powerful?" And "How do I enhance my negotiating power?"