3-d Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals

Lax, David A.; Sebenius, James K.

ISBN 10: 1591397995 / ISBN 13: 9781591397991

Published by Harvard Business Review Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 3-d Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591397995
• ISBN 13: 9781591397991
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

When discussing being stuck in a "win-win vs. win-lose" debate, most negotiation books focus on face-to-face tactics. Yet, table tactics are only the "first dimension" of David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius' pathbreaking 3-D Negotiation (TM) approach, developed from their decades of doing deals and analyzing great dealmakers. Moves in their "second dimension"—deal design—systematically unlock economic and noneconomic value by creatively structuring agreements. But what sets the 3-D approach apart is its "third dimension": setup. Before showing up at a bargaining session, 3-D Negotiators ensure that the right parties have been approached, in the right sequence, to address the right interests, under the right expectations, and facing the right consequences of walking away if there is no deal. This new arsenal of moves away from the table often has the greatest impact on the negotiated outcome. Packed with practical steps and cases, 3-D Negotiation demonstrates how superior setup moves plus insightful deal designs can enable you to reach remarkable agreements at the table, unattainable by standard tactics.

About the Authors

David A. Lax, former faculty member at Harvard Business School and investment banker, is principal of Lax Sebenius LLC, a negotiation strategy firm.

James K. Sebenius, a principal of Lax Sebenius is the Gordon Donaldson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.