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“The 53 Truths provide incredible insight into the art and science of negotiating. This is a must read for sales professionals but is equally beneficial to all who wish to be better negotiators.”

–CHRIS WEBER, Vice President, West Region Enterprise, Microsoft Corporation

“Negotiation skills can and must be learned. In her new book, Leigh provides the framework. A must read for negotiators at all levels of ability.”

–ANTHONY SANTIAGO, Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supplier Management, Bristol-Myers Squibb

“A superbly presented summary of practical tools and techniques for negotiating in all types of situations, and creating win-win solutions that result in enduring business relationships. Provides substantiated evidence of what works successfully–and pitfalls to avoid–in the game of negotiation.”

–RUSSELL D’SOUZA, International Credit Manager, Hallmark Cards, Inc.

You can learn to be a world-class negotiator and get what you want!

• The truth about how to prepare within one hour

• The truth about negotiating with friends, colleagues, and spouses

• The truth about the win-win litmus test

This book reveals 53 PROVEN NEGOTIATION PRINCIPLES and bite-size, easy-to-use techniques that work.

Skills, facts, strategies, techniques…whatever it takes! FT Press’s quick new Top 10s bring together the 10 most crucial things you MUST know to get great results, right now!

10 ways to make sure you’re ready for any negotiation–big or small, business or personal, anywhere, anytime!

You spend more time negotiating than you do driving to work. The need to negotiate can happen at any time–sometimes once a day and sometimes more than once. This list will help you make sure you’re ready to negotiate on even the roughest of terrain with even the most daunting road conditions.

For undergraduate or graduate management courses in Organization Behavior, Group Dynamics, or Teamwork.

Equips team leaders and members for success with theory and real-world applications

Making the Team shows leaders how to design teams to function optimally, and focuses on the skills needed to become productive team members. The 6th Edition combines cutting-¿edge theory with the latest information and research, while its real¿-world applications and examples help team leaders and members succeed in the business world.

For undergraduate or graduate management courses in Organization Behavior, Group Dynamics, or Teamwork; also appropriate for executives enrolled in degree and non-degree short courses on general management.Gain inside insight to help team leaders and team members maximize their success in business. Making the Team: A Guide for Managers combines cutting-edge theory with the latest research and real-world applications in order to help team leaders and team members succeed in the business world. Every chapter of this edition contains new information, new research, updated examples, and more.

For undergraduate and graduate-level business courses that coverthe skills of negotiation.

Delve into the mind and heart of the negotiator to enhance yournegotiation skills

The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator isdedicated to individuals who want to improve their ability to negotiate—whetherin multimillion-dollar business deals or personal interactions. This textexplains what to do and what to avoid at the bargaining table, facilitated byan integration of theory, scientific research, and real-world application.The 7th Edition contains new and updated exercises,statistics, and examples from business, politics, and personal life spanningthe globe to illustrate effective, as well as ineffective, negotiation skills.Armed with these, students will be ready to improve their relational as well aseconomic outcomes.

Everybody negotiates at various points every day, be it in life or business, and it’s important to get it right.

On average, people leave about 20% of potential mutual gains untapped in any negotiation. This is akin to taking 20% of the value in any deal and dumping it into a garbage canister. Finding that hidden 20%, the “sweet spot,” is a skill that takes practice but is also one that anybody can learn.

Leigh Thompson offers best practices and tools within this book to use in daily negotiations and conflict situations. She calls these strategies “hacks” because they work but don’t require a lot of investment, training, expense, and time. You don’t have to be a CEO, senior VP, or regional brand manager to learn how to find the sweet spot in life’s negotiations.

In Negotiating the Sweet Spot, benefits include learning the following:

Negotiating the Sweet Spot walks people of all skill and experience levels through simple and proven techniques that are sure to result in better outcomes for all parties and that uncover the hidden value that exists in any negotiation.

Providing a comprehensive overview of the key theories and concepts that have guided the field of negotiation for several decades, Leigh Thompson and Cynthia Wang demonstrate how collaborative multi-disciplinary research has enriched the study of negotiation.

Key Features:

Cross-disciplinary in scope, this incisive Advanced Introduction will be an invaluable tool for early career academics of psychology, sociology, economics, and communication studies interested in conducting research on and teaching negotiation. MBA students will also benefit from its accessible overview of the history, key constructs and latest findings related to negotiation.