Great Pre-Suasion Moments in History: De-Escalate Situations with Persuasion
By Dr. Robert Cialdini In July 2007, Kim Man-bok, the head of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, flew to Afghanistan to confront a deteriorating situation. The Taliban there had taken 21 South Korean aid workers hostage, and negotiations for their release were going badly–two captives had been murdered and two more were scheduled for execution […]