The Habits of Interdependence With the paradigm of the Emotional Bank Account in mind, we're ready to move into the
habits of Public Victory, or success in working with other people. As we do, we can see
how these habits work together to create effective interdependence. We can also see how
powerfully scripted we are in other patterns of thought and behavior.
In addition, we can see on an even deeper level that effective interdependence can only
be achieved by truly independent people. It is impossible to achieve Public Victory with
popular "Win-Win negotiation" techniques of "reflective listening" techniques or "creative
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problem-solving" techniques that focus on personality and truncate the vital character
base.
Let's now focus on each of the Public Victory habits in depth.
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