From a67c51233cddca715b99ca480b8796b34a1d8bc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Spencer Owen Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:07:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add additional notes You have great notes, I've added some of my notes to the bottom so I can refer back to them. --- never-split-the-difference.markdown | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+) diff --git a/never-split-the-difference.markdown b/never-split-the-difference.markdown index 1d35c67..44ec150 100644 --- a/never-split-the-difference.markdown +++ b/never-split-the-difference.markdown @@ -223,3 +223,64 @@ by Chris Voss * It is not the person across the table who scares us, but conflict itself. We overwhelmingly resort to flight in fight-or-flight. * Genuine, honest conflict between people over their goals helps energize the problem-solving process in a collaborative way. * Every negotiation, every conversation, every moment of life is a series of small conflicts that can rise to creative beauty. Embrace them. + +#### Additional Notes + +## Labeling + +>It seem like...(obvious thing they are feeling) +It looks like....(obvious thing they are feeling) +It sounds like.... + +E.g. “You seem like you don’t want to go back to jail.” + +Repeat back what they are feeling. By acknowledging their feelings you validate them. + +Labeling your mistakes is the most effective way to rebuild trust. (“Look, I’m an asshole”) works wonders. + +## No +No is not a word to be feared, it is not the end of a conversation, it is the beginning of it. + +No really means one of these: +- You are making me feel uncomfortable +- I am not yet ready to agree +- I am uncomfortable +- I do not understand +- I don’t think I can afford it +- I want something else +- I want to talk it over with someone else + +After the no, pause then label with an ask: +- what would you need to make it work? +- It seems there is something here that bothers you? + + +## Thats right + +The goal is not to get people to say “yes”, since they rarely mean it, the magic is when they say “that’s right” + +Get the other person to say “that’s right”. Do this by summarizing their believes so they feel understood. + + +## 6 steps to negotiation + +1. Silence +2. Encouraging “unhunh I’m listening” +3. Mirroring +4. Labeling +5. Paraphrase +6. Summarize (paraphrase + labeling) + +## Questions in negotiations + +"What" and "how" are the only type of questions you should ask. + +e.g. + +> How am I supposed to do that? +What about this doesn't work for you? +How can I make this better for us? +How can we solve this problem? +What are we trying to accomplish here? + +