William Ury, cofounder of Harvard's Program on Negotiation, is one of the world's best-known and most influential experts on negotiation. He is coauthor of Getting to Yes, the all-time best selling negotiation book in the world, the author of one of my favorite books on negotiation (Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations), and author of the new book: Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict.

Getting to Yes: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Yes-Ne...
Getting Past No: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Past-N...
Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict: https://www.amazon.com/Possible-How-S...

Resources from this episode: https://tim.blog/2024/02/13/william-ury/

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Timestamps:

[00:00] Preview
[01:15] Connecting with Roger Fisher.
[04:38] Devising Seminars.
[07:21] Negotiating the Camp David Accords.
[13:34] Writing the other side's victory speech.
[16:47] Writing Kim Jong-un's victory speech.
[22:22] Pondering possibilities in the modern Middle East.
[25:44] Lessons from iconic possibilist Nelson Mandela.
[29:01] Going to the balcony.
[32:01] Mitigating the risk of emotional spiraling with Hugo Chávez.
[37:09] The power of silence.
[40:53] Respect and saving face.
[48:37] Best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA).
[1:01:41] The trust menu.
[1:05:52] The positive no.
[1:12:15] Closing on a positive note.
[1:15:07] What prompted William to write Possible?
[1:20:33] Negotiating as a creative endeavor.
[1:24:04] Sabbatical considerations.
[1:25:13] Exercise and self-care routines.
[1:31:25] Uncovering interests, not just positions.
[1:38:00] Hopes for the impact of Possible.
[1:40:21] Parting thoughts.

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