Getting to Yes

Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton

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Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

Roger Fisher

Roger Fisher is Williston Professor of Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School, Founder and Director Emeritus of the Harvard Negotiation Project, and the Founding Chair of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

William Ury

William Ury is co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation and a Distinguished Fellow of the Harvard Negotiation Project.

Bruce Patton

Bruce Patton is a Co-founder and Distinguished Fellow of the Harvard Negotiation Project, cofounder of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, and a founder and partner of Vantage Partners, LLC, a consulting firm that helps Global 2000 companies negotiate and manage their most critical relationships.

Chapter - Introduction

i1 - Previously, decision-making was hierarchical

In the past, decision-making in most places was done based on hierarchy. People at the top of the hierarchy were supposed to make the decisions. People at the bottom of the hierarchy were supposed to follow orders.

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