The 3rd Alternative
by Stephen R. Covey
Covey's last big book: beyond my way and your way lies a third, found through 'I see myself, I see you, I seek you out, I synergise with you'. Applied to work, family, school, law, society and the world. Idealistic, long, and the paradigm chapters are useful for anyone stuck in a two-sided fight.
Read it if…
you are locked in a conflict with only two visible options.
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Skip it if…
you want brevity; it is over four hundred pages.
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Three things you will actually use
- Seek the third alternative, not compromise.
- Empathic listening changes the problem.
- Synergy is better than either side's plan.
Do this first
Read the first two chapters and apply the four steps to one current disagreement.
Our verdict
Beyond my way and your way.
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