Win-win (was Punished by Rewards) LO14129

Shaun Coffey (Shaun.Coffey@tag.csiro.au)
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 15:46:10 +1000

Replying to LO14125 --

At 18:17 29/06/97 -0700, you wrote:

>The new name of the thread, Win-win (was Punished by Rewards LO14090),
>doesn't fit me. Although the addition by Dave is fine, what i actually
>meant to say is that win-win and win-loose situations exist
>simultaneously. Not only because most situations are superpositions of a
>number of different situations (win-win and win-loose and loose-loose),
>but also because one situation can be viewed as a win-win as well as a
>win-loose situation.

One way I like to look at these things is that any exchange really should
involve gain-gain. I find that it is not always possible in one encounter
to "win". Rather both parties compromise OR shift position when given
additional information (learnings). If we all "gain" along the way to our
ultimate objective then we find real achievement. In my experience W/W,
W/L, L/L are situations which in many ways devalue the quality of the
dialogue and relationship.

Cheers

Shaun Coffey

Postal Address:
CSIRO Tropical Agriculture
PO Box 5545
Rockhampton Mail Centre, Queensland 4702
AUSTRALIA

Telephone: 079 360 182
International: 61+79+360 182
Facsimile: 079 361 034
International Fax: 61+79+361 034
Email: shaun.coffey@tag.csiro.au
url: http://leaky.rock.tap.csiro.au/

dreams preceed reality, they nourish it, perhaps even create it.
goals are dreams with timelines.
belief gives birth to reality.
believe in your dreams.
believe in yourself.

Source: unknown

-- 

Shaun Coffey <Shaun.Coffey@tag.csiro.au>

Learning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>