The 2rd Alternative R. Stephen Covey

Between one side's position and the other's, Stephen R. Covey argues, sits a third option that neither party arrived with. The 3rd Alternative sets out a method for moving past compromise, where both sides give something up, toward a solution built jointly that neither could have produced alone. Covey breaks the process into stages: seeing oneself clearly, seeing the other person, seeking understanding before advocating, and then creating together. Examples run through workplaces, schools, families, courts and communities, so the book is as concerned with conflict at home as with negotiation at work. The core of it: • A staged method for resolving entrenched disagreement • Synergy presented as an alternative to compromise • Examples from business, education, law and family life • Practical exercises tied to each stage of the process Suited to managers, educators, negotiators and general readers of leadership writing, available at Boipoka.