Getting to Possible: William Ury's Roadmap for Transforming Conflicts
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.6 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2024
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
In the latest episode of Remarkable People, host Guy Kawasaki engages in a captivating conversation with William Ury, co-founder of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and co-author of the groundbreaking book "Getting to Yes." William shares his wealth of experience as a negotiation advisor and mediator, having worked on conflicts ranging from corporate disputes to civil wars. He introduces the key concepts from his latest book, "Possible," which offers time-tested practices to engage and transform conflicts. Discover how adopting a possibilist mindset and applying the principles of going to the balcony, building a golden bridge, and engaging the third side can help you navigate the challenges of today's world and make a positive difference in your life and the lives of others.
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| 0:00.0 | In my years of entrepreneurship, I've seen countless startups. And here's the truth. |
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| 0:32.9 | are trusting Brex to help them win. Go to brex.com slash grow to learn more. Kawasaki and this is remarkable people. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. |
| 0:56.7 | Helping me in this episode is William Yury. William co-founded the program on negotiation at |
| 1:03.1 | Harvard Law School. He served over 20 years as its director. Then he established a Harvard |
| 1:09.7 | negotiation project which trained over 30,000 people in conflict |
| 1:14.6 | resolution strategies. |
| 1:16.6 | He also worked extensively as a negotiation advisor and mediator around the world. |
| 1:22.6 | He's helped in disputes ranging from corporate conflicts to civil wars in the Mideast, Venezuela, and Ukraine. |
| 1:30.0 | He received a distinguished service medal from the Russian Parliament for his work resolving |
| 1:34.9 | ethnic conflicts. William is also the co-author of Getting to Yes, which popularized |
| 1:41.6 | principal negotiation with over 15 million copies sold. |
| 1:46.8 | His latest book, Possible, draws on his experiences to offer time-tested practices |
| 1:52.7 | to engage and transform conflicts. |
| 1:56.9 | I'm Guy Kawasaki. This is Remark. And now here is the remarkable William Yuri. |
| 2:07.3 | So many instances in your book, including the forward from Jim Collins, they're talking |
| 2:12.6 | about this one sentence that defines your life's work. |
| 2:16.6 | So let's just get that out in the open. |
| 2:19.4 | Now that you're 70 years old, William Urey, |
| 2:22.0 | what's the one sentence that defines your life's work? |
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