New Releases by Bruce Patton

The 10th-anniversary edition of the New York Times business bestseller-now updated with "Answers to Ten Questions People Ask" We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with less stress and more success. you''ll learn how to: · Decipher the underlying structure of every difficult conversation · Start a conversation without defensiveness · Listen for the meaning of what is not said · Stay balanced in the face of attacks and accusations · Move from emotion to productive problem solving

The purpose of the present phenomenological study was to identify and describe the personal characteristics of parents who successfully co-parent after divorce. A convenient sample, from a small midwestern community, consisting of 20 divorced individuals (10 ex-couples) who had been legally divorced for more than 12 months and who had never returned to court on parenting issues were selected as co-researchers. Six sociodemographic and six open ended questions were asked during a single structured interview. Co-researchers, were asked to describe personal characteristics of themselves and their ex-spouse related to the co-parenting process. Co-researchers identified six themes that emerged as personal characteristics: focused on parenting, accepting, high self-esteem, considerate, cooperative, and being observant. Results suggest that personal characteristics play a significant role in developing and maintaining a successful post-divorce co-parenting relationship. Implications for professionals and suggestions for further research are discussed.

Two-party, short awareness-building negotiation betwen a professor and a student over an assignment submitted late due to a death in the student''s family.

Describes a method of negotiation that isolates problems, focuses on interests, creates new options, and uses objective criteria to help two parties reach an agreement.

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