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HABIT4:Think Win Win
The Habit of Mutual Benefit
Term | Definition |
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Win-Lose | You're low in consideration and high in courage. You're bold but cold- unsympathetic, inconsiderate, unkind. You want to go ahead, be the best, and rise above, even if it means stepping on someone else to get there. |
Lose-Win | You're high in consideration but low in courage. You're eager to please and reluctant to stand up for yourself. |
Lose-Lose | You're low in both courage and consideration. You don't care if other people lose, nor do you have the courage to stand up for yourself. |
Win-Win or No Deal | You're ready to walk away before someone loses, including yourself. Balancing courage and consideration is the way to help others feel good and for you to feel good too. |
Deposits in Other People's Emotional Bank Accounts (EBAs) | When you do something that helps the relationship, that's a deposit. When you do something that hurts the relationship, that's a withdrawal. |
Find Out What a Deposit is for the other person | Find other people's deposits. What you may think is a deposit for the other person may be a in fact a withdrawal for them. |
Do Small Acts of Kindness | A type of deposit is to do small acts of kindness. |
Keep Promises | It's very important to make good on your word and be very careful before using the words '"I promise" or "I commit". |
Keep Confidences | When someone shares something with you in confidence, keep it that way. Be careful about what you spread around about other people. |
Be Loyal to the Absent | Avoid gossiping or backbiting. Stick up for people. If you hear someone bad-mouthing a friend, speak up. |
Set Clear Expectations | Don't leave things fuzzy. |
Apologize | If you're in the wrong, admitted it now. Don't wait for the other person to apologize, neither make excuses for your bad behavior. |
Forgive | Learn to forgive and to forget so that you don't keep hurting yourself the way you were hurt. |