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The world is too unpredictable these days to permit assumptions about outcomes: we need to take responsibility for moving things to clarity.
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You can only achieve aspirations and outcomes over time if you execute the right specific behaviors.
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…compromise – ‘splitting the difference’ – can lead to terrible outcomes.
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By asking people for their input early in the process, you help them feel invested in the outcome.
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With enough practice, you can pick up on the cues that predict certain outcomes without consciously thinking about it.
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Action… is the type of behavior that will deliver an outcome.
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Sometimes motion is useful, but it will never produce an outcome by itself.
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Recent experiments show that having even one negotiator who brings a scientist’s level of humility and curiosity improves outcomes for both parties…
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Along with outcome accountability, we can create process accountability by evaluating how carefully different options are considered as people make decisions.
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…separating the people from the problem allows you to deal directly and empathetically with the other negotiator as a human being, regardless of any substantive differences, thus making possible an amicable outcome.
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