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Introduction
Habit 4 of Stephen R. Covey’s "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is "Think Win-Win". When one side benefits more from the transaction as compared to another side then it is known as a Win-Lose Situation. In the short run, the winner might feel good but in long term, it breeds distrust and resentment. We already realized the importance of starting early and taking 100% responsibility for ourselves through Habit 1: Be Proactive. Then we understood the importance of setting a goal and truly feeling it through Habit 2: Begin with End in Mind. Thereafter we observed the importance of setting priorities in our life through Habit 3: Putting first things first. Now we come to a point where it’s become important to understand the disadvantages of becoming selfish for our own goals. We must help others to achieve their goals in order to achieve our own goals. Let’s further explore Habit 4: Think Win-Win through 6 paradigms of human interaction.6 paradigms of human interaction
Some sort of negotiation is always there in our day-to-day dealings with the world. These can be big or small like “How to ask for forgiveness?”, “How much will you pay for the product ?” Etc. There are six paradigms of human interaction and these paradigms are Win, Win/Lose, Lose/Win, Lose/Lose, Win/Win or No Deal and Win/Win. We cannot run from these paradigms and all of these interactions happen throughout our life. But we must know that a Win-Win situation is best for the maximum situation and we must strive to achieve this condition but it’s not an effective method for all situations. Let’s understand all paradigms in more detail:Win
This is a very selfish type of paradigm because here we focus on our own win only. If you have this type of mentality then you focus on your own win whether other people win or lose. You are concerned about taking care of yourself and expect others to feel the same thing for themselves.
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Win/Lose
It’s an “I Beat You mentality”. Here people think that their success means the failure of someone else. Leaders with this type of personality use the authoritarian style and try to use their power, authority, and status to achieve their targets. Most of the sports are based on this paradigm. Many situations call for this paradigm but most of our life calls for cooperation, not competition.
Lose/Win
People with this mentality are lovers of taking paths of least resistance than fighting for what they want. They want to gain the acceptance of others and shy away from expressing their own feelings & needs. People with Win/Lose mindset love to work with Lose/Win people as they do not get any resistance in pursuing whatever they want. But both mindsets are born out of insecurities that are being expressed in the form of grabbing the power or losing for others.
People with this mindset are frustrated with their own lives.
Lose/Lose
Whenever two Win/Lose mentality people work with each other they get into the lose-lose paradigm. They are so focused on beating others that they are also ready to take a hit.
Win/Win or No Deal
Sometimes the Win-Win situation is not possible and therefore it is better to move on. The Win-Win or no deal paradigm comes into the picture when you want the benefit of both parties and if it’s not possible then both parties make a peace with each other. The Win-Win or no deal paradigm stressed the importance of relationships, when you choose this option then it shows that you give importance to the relationship over any negative situation. This paradigm is a very important part of the six paradigms of life.
Win/Win
People with a Win-Win mindset choose cooperation over competition. Stephen Covey suggested that this is the best possible mindset of any person. In this mindset, people strive to find the best possible outcome for both parties. Reaching a Win-Win situation is very difficult because we need to understand the perspective of the other party and maintain a perfect balance Between the interest of one another.
1. Abundance mentality: firm belief that there are plenty of opportunities available for all of us
2. Integrity: sticking with values, commitments, and compassion for others
3. Maturity: patiently listening to the ideas and feelings of the other party and at the same time expressing our own ideas and feelings with consideration and courage.
It’s an “I Beat You mentality”. Here people think that their success means the failure of someone else. Leaders with this type of personality use the authoritarian style and try to use their power, authority, and status to achieve their targets. Most of the sports are based on this paradigm. Many situations call for this paradigm but most of our life calls for cooperation, not competition.
Lose/Win
People with this mentality are lovers of taking paths of least resistance than fighting for what they want. They want to gain the acceptance of others and shy away from expressing their own feelings & needs. People with Win/Lose mindset love to work with Lose/Win people as they do not get any resistance in pursuing whatever they want. But both mindsets are born out of insecurities that are being expressed in the form of grabbing the power or losing for others.
People with this mindset are frustrated with their own lives.
Lose/Lose
Whenever two Win/Lose mentality people work with each other they get into the lose-lose paradigm. They are so focused on beating others that they are also ready to take a hit.
Win/Win or No Deal
Sometimes the Win-Win situation is not possible and therefore it is better to move on. The Win-Win or no deal paradigm comes into the picture when you want the benefit of both parties and if it’s not possible then both parties make a peace with each other. The Win-Win or no deal paradigm stressed the importance of relationships, when you choose this option then it shows that you give importance to the relationship over any negative situation. This paradigm is a very important part of the six paradigms of life.
People with a Win-Win mindset choose cooperation over competition. Stephen Covey suggested that this is the best possible mindset of any person. In this mindset, people strive to find the best possible outcome for both parties. Reaching a Win-Win situation is very difficult because we need to understand the perspective of the other party and maintain a perfect balance Between the interest of one another.
Summary
People with a Win-Win mindset focuses on cooperation and not on beating others. Win-Win mindset believes that there are ample opportunities available in this world so that all of us can become successful people simultaneously. Personality with a Win-Win attitude possesses these three very vital character traits:1. Abundance mentality: firm belief that there are plenty of opportunities available for all of us
2. Integrity: sticking with values, commitments, and compassion for others
3. Maturity: patiently listening to the ideas and feelings of the other party and at the same time expressing our own ideas and feelings with consideration and courage.
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