CONFLICT RESOLUTION & RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT... Appropriate Resolutions for life’s relationships. |
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Win-Win: In general terms, 'Win, Win' or 'Yes, Yes' negotiating refers to 'principled' negotiating strategies developed by The Harvard Project as an alternative to positional (solution-only) bargaining. Theory and experience indicate that by identify underlying interests, by developing a wide-range of options, workable and not, parties in negotiations can develop relatively satisfying agreements. In specific terms, once underlying interests (needs) have surfaced, the options for settlement can be developed, measured (analyzed), with the most satisfying becoming the chosen solution. Often if necessary in contentious relationships, a mediator’s assistance may overcome barriers to meaningful and functional negotiations. Win, Win conflict resolution is based on the idea that most conflicts and disputes have several possible solutions, the best one being that which meets the needs/interests of each party to the greatest degree. This approach clarifies the essential problem(s) by encouraging parties in dispute to communicate about their interests and motivates the parties to commit to their agreement since they have actively participated in its creation. |
"The smartest strategy in war is the one that allows you to achieve your objectives without having to fight." --Sun Tzu, 500 BC |
Website table of contents and Joseph Ravick … links to what’s on this site and who I am. ABOUT Conflict... What conflicts look like… Disputes … WHAT DO DISPUTES LOOK LIKE, and how do people react or respond when conflicts escalate into disputes? (the many faces of conflict),. COMMUNICATION & CONFLICT Definitions, terms, jargon CONFLICT RESOLUTION TIPS AND GUIDELINES: Strategies and behaviours for you to apply when in conflict. CONFLICT CHRONICLES: Original stories by Joseph Ravick with a common theme. The chronicles feature real-life conflicts describing the people, their relationships, and the outcomes which they experienced whether they liked it or not. |