{"product_id":"the-absurdity-of-compromise-donald-grady-9781948261159","title":"The Absurdity of Compromise: The Art of Resolving Conflict So Everyone Wins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeople think compromise is a good thing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can anything be \"good\" that pushes everyone involved to sacrifice something they value?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompromise has long been accepted as the preferred way to resolve our differences. We do it at work, as entrepreneurs, to settle squabbles between spouses, or when a mother battles a teen. No matter the problem, we go for the compromise. You ever wonder why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Absurdity of Compromise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Donald Grady, a master facilitator of dispute resolution, employment agreements, hostage negotiations, and who was selected to help mediate crises in places like Bosnia, Kosovo, and Iraq, examines the drawbacks and challenges of conflict and explodes the myth that compromise is the win\/win it's proclaimed to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoid the pitfalls of talking past other people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn to listen intelligently and empathetically understand the perspective of others.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStop fighting and compromising to everyone's mutual dissatisfaction. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Want better results but haven't quite figured out how to get there? This is the book for you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Grady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948261154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948261159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugo House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Donald Grady","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983978692863,"sku":"9781948261159","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ecc4ad1-36a7-4d20-a54e-277f0e2ac047.jpg?v=1683269817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-absurdity-of-compromise-donald-grady-9781948261159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}