![]() ![]() ![]() I win for having successfully mediated a conflict at work. The important difference here is with win/win/win, we all win. Michael Scott: Win/win is number four, and number five is win/win/win. Now I need to ask you, do you want to pursue a lose/lose negotiation?Īngela (employee): Can we just skip to whatever number 5 is-win/win or whatever? ![]() Do you understand? You… you would both lose. Michael Scott (the boss): Just hold on, please! Okay, if we do lose/lose, neither of you gets what you want. For example, Habit 4, “Think Win/Win” is comically parodied on an episode of “The Office”: In one respect, the lessons of 7 Habits have become so deeply integrated into American professional and corporate-speak that they are easily ridiculed, even by those who don’t know their source. One generation removed from its first edition in 1989, it’s worth asking how effective Americans have been at implementing the habits identified by the prolific educator and businessman-and which Americans are worthy of the label “effective people.” Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, a text owned by millions of Americans, and the first non-fiction audiobook in US publishing history to sell more than one million copies. Perhaps most ubiquitous of all is Stephen R. Walk into many managers’ offices in America and one will likely see the same books: How to Win Friends and Influence People, Good to Great, and Built to Last. ![]()
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