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This new model of human interaction has been chosen by Google to train the entire company worldwide (30,000 employees), is the #1 book for your career chosen by The Wall Street Journal€s website, and is labeled €œphenomenal€ by Lawyers€ Weekly and €œbrilliant€ by Liza Oz of the Oprah network.
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Based on more than 20 years of research and practice among 30,000 people in 45 countries, Getting More concludes that finding and valuing the other party€s emotions and perceptions creates far more value than the conventional wisdom of power and logic. It is intended to provide better agreements for everyone no matter what they negotiate €“ from jobs to kids to billion dollar deals to shopping.
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The book, a New York Times bestseller and #1 Wall Street Journal business best seller, is based on Professor Stuart Diamond€s award-winning course at the Wharton Business School, where the course has been the most popular over 13 years. It challenges the conventional wisdom on every page, from €œwin-win€ to BATNA to rationality to the use of power. Companies have made billions of dollars so far using his new model and parents have gotten their 4-year-olds to willingly brush their teeth and go to bed.
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Prof. Diamond draws from his experience as a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at The New York Times, Harvard-trained attorney, Wharton MBA, U.N. Consultant in many countries and manager and executive in many sectors, including technology, agriculture, medical services, finance, energy and aviation. €œThe ROI from reading Getting More will make it the best investment you make this year,€ says Rhys Dekle, the business development head of the Microsoft Games division, which produces X-Box. He added that the book was his team€s best investment of the year too. The model was also used to quickly solve the 2008 Hollywood Writer€s Strike.
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The advice is addressed through the insightful stories of more than 400 people who have used Prof. Diamond€s tools with great success: A 20% savings on an item already on sale. An extra $300 million profit in a business. A woman from India getting out of her own arranged marriage. Better relationships with the family, including teenagers. Raises at work. Better jobs. Dealing with emotional situations. Meeting one€s goals. Finding better things to trade. Solving cultural and political problems, sports conflicts, and ordinary arguments.
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The book is intended to be used in any situation. The most common response is €œlife changing€Â, beginning on page one. €œThe most inspirational book I have read this year€ said David Simon, an attorney in San Francisco, CA. €œThis book can change the world,€ says Craig Silverman, Investment Advisor, Long Island, NY