The author of the worldâs best-selling book on negotiation draws on his nearly fifty years of experience and knowledge grappling with the worldâs toughest conflicts to offer a way out of the seemingly impossible problems of our time.
Conflict is increasing everywhere, threatening everything we hold dearâfrom our families to our democracy, from our workplaces to our world. In nearly every area of society, we are fighting more and collaborating less, especially over crucial problems that demand solutions.
With this groundbreaking guide to conflict resolution, bestselling author and international negotiator William Ury shares a new âpath to possibleââtime-tested practices that will help readers unlock their power to constructively engage and transform conflict. Part memoir, part manual, part manifesto, Possible offers stories and sage advice on leadership and negotiation from Uryâs nearly 50 years of experience on the front lines of some of the worldâs toughest conflicts.
One of the worldâs top experts in the field, Ury has worked on conflicts ranging from boardroom battles to labor strikes, from the US partisan divide to family feuds, from wars in the Middle East, Colombia and Ukraine to helping the US and USSR avoid nuclear disaster. Now, in Possible, he helps us tackle the seemingly intransigent problems facing us.
In Possible, Ury argues conflict is natural. In fact, we need more conflict, not lessâif we are to grow, change, evolve and solve our problems creatively. While we may not be able to end conflict, we can transform itâunleashing new, unexpected possibilities.
Successfully tested at Harvard University with almost a thousand participants from business, government, academia, and the nonprofit sector, Uryâs âPath to Possibleâ framework for handling difficult conversations proved so valuable that Harvardâs Program on Negotiation selected it as its inaugural online daylong in April 2022.
Possible introduces Uryâs methods and makes them available for everyone. Combining accessible frameworks and powerful storytelling and offering dozens of examples, it is an essential guide to improving communication skills for anyone looking to break through the toughest conflictsâin their workplace, family, community or the world.
Drawing on lessons from boardroom battles to global crises, this book offers a proven framework to: A Practical Problem-Solving Framework: Learn the âPath to Possible,â a step-by-step method tested at Harvard University for turning seemingly impossible problems into opportunities for growth.Masterful Mediation Techniques: Discover how to constructively engage and transform disputes, drawing on the authorâs fifty years of experience on the front lines of the worldâs toughest conflicts.Unlock Radical Collaboration: Move beyond fighting and learn to work together, even with those you disagree with, to solve crucial problems in your workplace, community, and family.Inspired by Getting to Yes: From the author of the worldâs best-selling book on negotiation comes a new manifesto for our time, blending powerful storytelling with actionable advice.
The author of the worldâs best-selling book on negotiation draws on his nearly fifty years of experience and knowledge grappling with the worldâs toughest conflicts to offer a way out of the seemingly impossible problems of our time.
Conflict is increasing everywhere, threatening everything we hold dearâfrom our families to our democracy, from our workplaces to our world. In nearly every area of society, we are fighting more and collaborating less, especially over crucial problems that demand solutions.
With this groundbreaking guide to conflict resolution, bestselling author and international negotiator William Ury shares a new âpath to possibleââtime-tested practices that will help readers unlock their power to constructively engage and transform conflict. Part memoir, part manual, part manifesto, Possible offers stories and sage advice on leadership and negotiation from Uryâs nearly 50 years of experience on the front lines of some of the worldâs toughest conflicts.
One of the worldâs top experts in the field, Ury has worked on conflicts ranging from boardroom battles to labor strikes, from the US partisan divide to family feuds, from wars in the Middle East, Colombia and Ukraine to helping the US and USSR avoid nuclear disaster. Now, in Possible, he helps us tackle the seemingly intransigent problems facing us.
In Possible, Ury argues conflict is natural. In fact, we need more conflict, not lessâif we are to grow, change, evolve and solve our problems creatively. While we may not be able to end conflict, we can transform itâunleashing new, unexpected possibilities.
Successfully tested at Harvard University with almost a thousand participants from business, government, academia, and the nonprofit sector, Uryâs âPath to Possibleâ framework for handling difficult conversations proved so valuable that Harvardâs Program on Negotiation selected it as its inaugural online daylong in April 2022.
Possible introduces Uryâs methods and makes them available for everyone. Combining accessible frameworks and powerful storytelling and offering dozens of examples, it is an essential guide to improving communication skills for anyone looking to break through the toughest conflictsâin their workplace, family, community or the world.
Drawing on lessons from boardroom battles to global crises, this book offers a proven framework to: A Practical Problem-Solving Framework: Learn the âPath to Possible,â a step-by-step method tested at Harvard University for turning seemingly impossible problems into opportunities for growth.Masterful Mediation Techniques: Discover how to constructively engage and transform disputes, drawing on the authorâs fifty years of experience on the front lines of the worldâs toughest conflicts.Unlock Radical Collaboration: Move beyond fighting and learn to work together, even with those you disagree with, to solve crucial problems in your workplace, community, and family.Inspired by Getting to Yes: From the author of the worldâs best-selling book on negotiation comes a new manifesto for our time, blending powerful storytelling with actionable advice.