![]() Lose/Lose is the philosophy of highly dependent people, and results from the encounter of two Win/Lose individuals.In the long run a build-up of resentment can easily lead to an eventual breakdown of the relationship. Lose/Win people prefer to keep the peace by giving in or giving up rather than disturbing the relationship.Who could possibly want to work from a Lose/Lose or a Lose/Win point of view? your boss uses his authority to impose a potentially stressful deadline on you. Win/Lose: the Win/Lose mentality is dysfunctional, often overly competitive and requires the use of power, position, possessions or personality to get one’s way, i.e.It’s an “every man for himself” mentality. Win: people working in the Win paradigm wish to win at all costs, other people don’t matter.What’s wrong with a simple Win, or at worse a Win/Lose? According to the author there are 6 paradigms of human interaction: Beyond being a technique, it is a philosophy. Having realised how much power we actually have over our own lives (Habit 1: Be proactive), considering then what we truly wish to achieve throughout our lifetime (Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind), and then taking action (Habit 3: Putting first things first), we now come to a point where interacting with other proactive, mission focused and organised people will exponentially increase effectiveness.Ĭovey states that in order to manage our relationships with others effectively, we need to think “Win/Win”. ![]() Midway in the journey through the 7 habits of Stephen Covey’s best-selling « The 7 habits of Highly Effective People », we take a look at the fourth habit: “Think Win/Win”.
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