Professional development training for real people in the real world
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Courses suitable for either morning or afternoon delivery
Course fee: £350 - for up to 20 delegates
(Only £17.50 per person)
Half-day course profile
9:30 Introduction to the two negotiating models:
Positional bargaining and Principled negotiation and when to apply them in practice.
9:45 The five principles of effective negotiating:
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Separate the people from the problem
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Focus on mutual interests
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Investigate the options
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Use objective criteria
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Establish your BATNA (Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement)
10:00 How to prepare for effective negotiations: Information gathering:
3 point planning, assessing the opposition, briefing your team, Good guy/Bad guy/Sweeper strategy. Making and responding to a proposal, dealing with difficult behaviour and adjourning. Trading concessions, confirming terms and encouraging closure.
10:30 Practice Role-play
10:45 Tea and coffee break
11:00 Conflict resolution and the use of power in conflict situations:
Hard power, Threat power, Soft power, Exchange power, Integrative power. The ‘Conflict partnership’ process. Introduction to Professor Weekes’s 8 step resolution model:
11:45 Personal preparation, timing and location, opening statements:
The reality principle. Active listening and empathy. Stating and acknowledging needs. Examining the root of the conflict, envisioning a different future, seeking partner’s options and evaluating together. ‘Stepping stone’ solutions to develop trust. Keeping the conflict partnership alive.
12:15 Practice Role-play
12:30 Question & answer session, Summary and close
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