Reviews

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss

anabatel1's review

Unfortunately this was too hard to read... I really hoped to learn something from this book but I gave up on it 30% in. I didn't like the way the book was narrated, I didn't like the examples, the narration felt like "I'm better than anyone"


March 2024 - Giving it another shot

bridgetted's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

mathematicalcoffee's review

3.0

Don't really like the author (or perhaps just the writing style), he comes across as pretty arrogant. Interesting ideas though that I will try. Very light on actual implementation details of the concepts though.

shadykatee's review against another edition

I forgot and my loan expired

mveveobrien's review

informative

4.5

shunsicker's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

evan_sievert's review

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

papabuttah's review

informative

5.0

leandro_ferreira_2's review

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a very insightful book on the topic. Well put together, straight to the point, easy to understand and backed up by many practical examples. Also, it is not only a must-read for negotiation skills but also for communication in general.

The author being a former FBI agent (leader of hostage negotiations), teaching at Harvard and being CEO of The Black Swan Group makes it even more atention grabbing.

“The beauty of empathy is that it doesn’t demand that you agree with the other person’s ideas” 

dr_readmore_17's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Very insightful and useful. Highly recommend to anyone trying to be a better negotiator and/or leader.