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Practical Negotiation Skills™ | Negotiation Training Activity
Practical Negotiation Skills™ | Negotiation Training Activity
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Two teams in critical negotiation. Is it about winning or ensuring neither loses? And just how good is your preparation?
stresses the need for very good preparation
shows the need for targets, fall-back positions and worst case scenarios
shows the importance of taking time out to discuss rather than thinking on the hoof
illustrates the danger of trying to win at all cost rather than compromise
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$578.00
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Product details
- Type Training Activity
- Timing 2 hours + debrief
- Use F2F & Virtual
- Target Audience All Levels
- Min Participants 6
- Max Participants* 24
- *More delegates? Contact Us
- Computer Required No
- Printer Required No
- Supply Format Hard & Digital Copy
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Northgate says...
"Teams not only plan for negotiation between a Buyer and Seller but complete forms to analyse their own performance and that of the other side, allowing for in-depth learning about the negotiation process and what contributes to success."
- Stresses the need for very good preparation
- Shows the need for targets, fall-back positions and worst case scenarios
- Shows the importance of taking time out to discuss rather than thinking on the hoof
- Illustrates the danger of trying to win at all cost rather than compromise
- The value of knowing when to be open and when to make concessions
- The importance of reading body language
Ideally suited to:
Participants who need to put the theory of negotiating into practice. Individuals (or teams) plan for a negotiation and then hold the meeting - with breaks for review and re-alignment. Highly involving!
There are Buyers and Sellers in a retail context. Buyers are seeking to purchase a product that has done well in the past but they have specific needs in terms of quantities and colours. The Sellers are keen but they have old stock they would like to shift first. The colour match with what the Buyers require is not ideal. How can they each get what they want, or close to it? Both teams prepare and then negotiate (with time-outs to discuss new, unexpected information). An Agreement Form is signed at the end and the teams rate each other’s performance.
An intriguing, challenging negotiation that tests skills and suggests good strategies.
- Introduce the activity.
- Divide the group into teams of Buyers and Sellers.
- Issue Team Briefs and Preparation Forms.
- Allow 40 minutes for teams to prepare for the negotiation and complete the preparation forms.
- Allow teams to meet at ‘negotiation tables’, observing the teams in action.
- After 40 minutes issue Agreement Forms for completion by each team. Then issue Performance Summary Forms to each team for completion.
- Lead a Debrief on the issues raised, relate back to the workplace and issue Key Points Handout.
Full guidance supplied in the Trainer’s Notes.
Hard & Digital Copy
- ☑️ Hard copy pack supplied
- ☑️ PDFs supplied
Digital Copy
- ☑️ PDFs supplied
Contents
- Trainer’s Notes
- Buyers Briefs
- Sellers Briefs
- Handout: Buyers Preparation Form
- Handout: Sellers Preparation Form
- Handout: Buyers Performance Summary
- Handout: Sellers Performance Summary
- Handout: Agreement Form
- Handout: Key Points
This activity is for face-to-face and virtual classroom use. The digital files are supplied via the Northgate Trainerhub.
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Upon purchase, each Northgate activity includes a five-year licence for repeat use, with up to a maximum number of delegates per training session. The maximum number of delegates permitted for this activity is 24. This grants you the freedom to use the activity repeatedly, with the specified maximum number of delegates, for five years.
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For further information on our licence terms, please contact us. We are here to assist you in enhancing your training initiatives and ensuring a seamless and hassle-free licensing experience.
To use with more than 24 or for multiple site licences please contact us for a quote.
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Chris Chin, Director, Curious Learning I ran 'Practical Negotiation Skills' with two groups so we could compare their approaches - and that worked really well.
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H. John, John Smith & Son Group 'Practical Negotiation Skills' is a really useful activity. Highlights all the key learning points through a realistic situation. Gives everyone the opportunity to participate. Highlights areas for improvement for personal development plans. All the Northgate activities we use are great in delivering exactly what we want.
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T. Lawton, Consultant Typical, very realistic negotiation, 'Practical Negotiation Skills' was well received by participants. I was very impressed at the level of engagement by participants. The perceptions each team had of the other (on the summary forms) were revealing – and usefully explored in the debrief. Those who prepared well and had a definite strategy did best.
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