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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving in, Roger Fisher, William Ury. List: $12.95 ~ Our Price: $10.36 ~ You Save: $2.59 (20%). This is the Bible of interest-based negotiation. Every mediator (or aleternative dispute resolution [ADR] expert) must master these basic concepts. You can learn how to negotiate without giving in and without turning an honest disagreement into a test of wills. One reader comments: Oranges. Two sisters argue about an orange; they finally settle and get half each. One grates the peel for a pie and throws away the pulp, the other presses her half, drinks the juice and throws the peel. This book is about how to avoid such situations. It is clever, well written, pleasant to read, and above all useful.
Oranges. Two sisters argue about an orange; they finally settle and get half each. One grates the peel for a pie and throws away the pulp, the other presses her half, drinks the juice and throws the peel. This book is about how to avoid such situations. It is clever, well written, pleasant to read, and above all useful.
Getting Past No: Negotiating Your Way from Confrontation to Cooperation, William Ury. List: $11.95 ~ Our Price: $9.56 ~ You Save: $2.39 (20%). This book, from the co-author of the 2-million copy bestseller Getting to Yes, develops the themes of the first book and is a state-of-the-art book on negotiation in the '90s. Featuring an all-new chapter to familiarize readers with the main concepts of Getting to Yes and other negotiation strategies, Getting Past No reveals how to turn adversaries into negotiating partners.
The Promise of Mediation : Responding to Conflict Through Empowerment and Recognition, Robert A. Baruch Bush, Joseph P. Folger. List: $30.95 ~ Our Price: $30.95. This classic text is a must for the serious mediator. Over the past three decades mediation has been increasingly used as an alternative process for resolving disputes. But as the field has grown and become institutionalized, mediators have come under increasing pressure to take a directive approach to practice in order to generate agreements and solve problems.
The Leader As Martial Artist: An Introduction to Deep Democracy, Arnold, Ph.D. Mindell. List: $12.00 ~ Our Price: $9.60 ~ You Save: $2.40 (20%). Mindell is a masterful psychologist with many insights into human nature that are very helpful to mediators. This book is a groundbreaking examination of conflict resolution and leadership by the creator of process-oriented psychology. Psychologist Mindell shows how confronting the challenges of today's world requires the skill of a martial artist--a leader who exhibits flexibility, balance, detachment, intensity, sure instinct, and keen awareness in the midst of group chaos and confusion.
Beyond Machiavelli: Tools for Coping With Conflict, Roger Fisher, Elizabeth Kopelman, Andrea Kupfer Schneider. List: $10.95 ~ Our Price: $8.76 ~ You Save: $2.19 (20%). Conflict is a growth industry, as a glance at the daily paper or the nightly news tells us. Trade wars, global warming, ethnic strife, refugee crises - as the world draws closer together on a thousand fronts, trouble erupts, clashes occur, and new problems arise. What's wrong, and what can be done about it? This cogent book offers a clear approach for dealing with conflicting interests of any kind.
Coping With International Conflict: A Systematic Approach to Influence in International Negotiation, Roger Fisher (Editor), Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Elizabeth Borgwardt. List: $29.33 ~ Our Price: $29.33. This text combines the clear, concise, proven principles and practice of conflict management from Fisher's bestseller Getting to Yes with the newest problem-solving approaches to international relations. Many of the concepts presented grew out of materials Fisher and his colleagues use in their international consulting work to teach problem-solving and conflict management skills to diplomats and heads of state involved in contentious international disputes. Exercises, applications, examples, readings, and anecdotes guide readers through the processes of diagnosing and prescribing approaches to real-world conflicts.
Mediator's Handbook, Jennifer E. Beer, Eileen Stief. List: $19.95 ~ Our Price: $15.96 ~ You Save: $3.99 (20%). Developed by Friends Conflict Resolution Programs. THE FIELD OF MEDIATION has expanded dramatically since Friends Conflict Resolution Programs published the original MediatorÃŒs Handbook in 1982, the first "how-to" mediation manual available to the public. Since then, mediation has evolved from an alternative approach to conflict resolution for community activists to a process that has become part of our everyday landscape.
Continuously in print for fifteen years, The Mediator's Handbook provides a time-tested, flexible model for effective mediation in diverse environments and situations. Jennifer Beer is a creative thinker. Don't expect dry advice you already understand. Expect to be stimulated and challenged.
The new edition of the Handbook provides a clear overview of mediation and conflict; a section that walks through each step in the mediation process; a large "Toolbox" section that details the skills and approaches used by professional mediators; and a final section that looks at informal mediation. Whether new to the art of mediation or an experienced professional, people working in corporations, government agencies, community organizations, schools, and any other situation where there is a need to build bridges between diverse perspectives will find The Mediator's Handbook a valuable resource.
Managing Differences: How to Build Better Relationships at Work and Home, Daniel Dana. List: $19.95 ~ Our Price: $19.95. Nothing in life is more important than getting along with people. Our success at work and our happiness at home depend on our ability to communicate with others -- especially when differences get in the way.