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Successful Negotiating

Letting the Other Person Have Your Way

by Ginny Pearson Barnes, Ed.D.

Career Press, 1998

Category: Career & Self-Development

Successful Negotiating

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In this summary you will learn

  • What important facts you should know about negotiating
  • How people’s higher-order needs influence their behavior in negotiations
  • What seven negotiation strategies you can choose from

Why you should read Successful Negotiating

Ginny Pearson Barnes’ book declares that negotiations should not be wars of attrition or clashes of egos. Instead, they should be mutually beneficial dialogues that involve an open exchange of ideas, mutual respect and a celebration of differences. Sound a little simplistic? Perhaps. But the book is crisply written and covers all the points that one would expect: determining which side of a negotiation holds the power, using body language to your advantage and crafting fall-back positions. While some of Barnes’ advice, like finding satisfaction in defeat, will sound a bit trite to hardened negotiators, she does present some interesting bargaining-table techniques, including some innovative ways to derail a domineering opponent. Nevertheless, veterans of hard-fought deliberations likely will find Successful Negotiating a bit soft in detail, so getabstract.com recommends the book to rookie negotiators who want to know what to expect when they step into the smoke-filled room.

About the Author

Ginny Pearson Barnes  originally published Successful Negotiating under the title 8 Steps for Highly Effective Negotiation in 1995.

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