Apr 1, 2013

24 Steps to Building Agreement ( Step 2 )


   Step 2                             

                                  Use the Three C’s

People often believe that the objective of interest-based negotiation is to reach agreement on common interests: Each party wants the same result for the same reasons. This is certaintly possible, but more often the parties reach agreement by addressing interests that are  complementary: The parties want the same result, but because it will serve different interests.
“In yhe Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu tells us, ‘The Journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step.’ This observation can help us reduce the barrier of conflicting interest that may make agreement seem imposible. Unless we start, we cannot finish.”

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