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No is perhaps the most important and certainly the most effective word in the language. Each day we find ourselves in situations where we need to say No–to the people at the job, at home, and inside our communities–because No is the term we should use to safeguard ourselves and also to stand up for everything and everyone that counts to us.
But as we all know, the wrong No can also destroy that which you most value by alienating and angering people. That’s why saying No the proper way is crucial. The secret to saying No without destroying relationships is based on the art of the Positive No, a successful technique that anyone can learn.
This indispensable book gives you a simple three-step way for saying a good No. It'll show you how to assert and defend your key interests; how to make your No firm and strong; how to resist the other side’s aggression and manipulation; and how to do all this while still getting to Yes. In the end, the Positive No can help you get not only to any Yes but to the right Yes, the one which truly serves your interests.
Based on William Ury’s celebrated Harvard University course for managers and professionals, The Power of a good No offers concrete advice and practical examples for saying No in virtually any situation. Whether you need to state No to your customer or your coworker, your employee or your CEO, your son or daughter or your spouse, you will find in this book the trick to saying No clearly, respectfully, and effectively.
In today’s world of high stress and limitless choices, the pressure to give in and say Yes grows greater every day, producing overload and overwork, expanding e-mail and eroding ethics. Never does not have any been more needed. A Positive No gets the power to profoundly transform our lives by enabling us to state Yes from what counts–our own needs, values, and priorities.
Understood this way, No is the new Yes. Plus the Positive No will be the most valuable life skill you’ll ever learn!
