Advanced Negotiation Training - Impactful Negotiator Workshop

6 min read posted on 5 October, 2024

Our Advanced Negotiation Training is designed to provide your sales and procurement teams with practical, high-level strategies that go beyond the basics.

Medior to senior

Up to 8 people

2 days

On location

Video feedback

Coaching

Successful negotiations are the key to unlocking better deals and stronger partnerships. Our Advanced Negotiation Training is designed to provide your sales and procurement teams with practical, high-level strategies that go beyond the basics. This immersive two-day workshop focuses on real-world applications, helping your team develop the tools and techniques needed to tackle complex negotiations with confidence. Through dynamic real-life cases and expert coaching, we ensure your teams are equipped to secure meaningful, measurable results that directly impact your bottom line.

What is the Advanced Negotiation Training About?

Our Advanced Negotiation Training course is a meticulously crafted, immersive program that provides your organization with an in-depth approach to mastering commercial negotiations. Tailored for professionals in sales and procurement, this two-day workshop combines theoretical learning with practical application through nine real-life cases. Using tools like the Impact Negotiation Gauge, your teams will gain invaluable insights into various negotiation styles, from competitive to collaborative, while mastering critical negotiation tactics to drive results.

This program goes beyond traditional training by offering real-world scenarios that enable participants to sharpen their approach and develop a deeper understanding of how to manage complex negotiations. By engaging in negotiation cases that utilize video feedback, and post-program coaching, your teams will not only learn new skills but also gain the confidence needed to implement them in day-to-day commercial interactions. Whether it’s negotiating supplier contracts or closing high-stakes sales deals, this advanced negotiation skills training will help your team achieve more impactful and profitable outcomes.

Key Elements of the Advanced Negotiation Training 

This advanced negotiation skills course is built around key negotiation principles designed to elevate your organization’s ability to secure stronger deals. Here’s what your team will master:

  • Comprehending Various Negotiation Types with the Impact Negotiation Gauge: Understand the distinctions between different negotiation styles and when to apply them, whether you’re engaging in a competitive or collaborative scenario. This tool helps identify which style best suits each situation, ensuring your team leverages the right approach for optimal results.
  • Acquiring Self-Awareness Regarding Negotiation Behaviors: Through comprehensive video feedback, participants will gain critical insights into their negotiation behaviors. This self-awareness helps negotiators fine-tune their approach, leading to more effective outcomes.
  • Adjusting Behaviors to Suit Diverse Situations: Negotiations vary by context and stakeholders, and your team will learn to adapt their behaviors to suit any environment, from face-to-face meetings to virtual negotiations.
  • Engaging in Practice with Nine Varied Negotiation Cases: Participants will engage in nine different negotiation scenarios, ranging from highly competitive to deeply collaborative. This hands-on experience allows your teams to apply learned tactics in real time, further solidifying their new skills.
  • Understanding the Prerequisites for Different Negotiation Types: Your team will learn how to assess the requirements of each negotiation type and prepare accordingly, ensuring they are ready to tackle any challenge.
  • Gaining Insights into the Priorities, Objectives, and Pressures of Counterparts: Successful negotiation hinges on understanding the other party’s goals. Participants will learn to identify the key drivers and pressures influencing their counterparts, allowing them to adjust strategies and secure better outcomes.
  • Assessing Power Dynamics and Their Influence on Negotiation Dynamics: Power is often unevenly distributed in negotiations. Your team will learn to assess and utilize power dynamics effectively to position themselves advantageously in every negotiation.
  • Applying Key Negotiation Principles and Tactics Across Different Situations: Master tactics such as conditional trading, concession management, and timing strategies to enhance your team’s ability to secure favorable deals.
  • Navigate Deadlock Situations: Stalemates are common in negotiations, but your teams will learn advanced approaches to break through deadlocks and keep negotiations moving toward a successful outcome.
  • Amplifying the Commercial Impact of Every Negotiation: By mastering these techniques, your teams will be able to drive better business outcomes, contributing directly to your organization’s bottom line.
  • One-on-One Coaching Post-Program to Apply Theory to Practice: Following the workshop, your team will receive personalized coaching to ensure the concepts and strategies learned during training are effectively implemented in real-world negotiations.

These elements collectively form a robust framework that equips your organization with the advanced negotiation skills necessary to navigate any negotiation scenario with precision and confidence.

Who is this training for?

Our Advanced Negotiation Training is designed for commercial professionals who regularly engage in high-stakes negotiations, but a foundational understanding of negotiation is essential for maximizing the benefits of this program. This training is particularly beneficial for:

  • Sales Teams: Professionals who already have a grasp of fundamental negotiation skills will learn how to secure more favorable terms and optimize deal outcomes by leveraging advanced strategies.
  • Procurement Teams: Those familiar with basic negotiation concepts will deepen their understanding, learning how to maximize value, reduce costs, and build stronger long-term supplier partnerships.

This training is best suited for those who already have a solid foundation in negotiation principles, offering an advanced negotiation toolkit to elevate their negotiation performance across any commercial function.

Outcomes of the Advanced Negotiation Training

The Advanced Negotiation Training is designed to take your organization’s negotiation skills to the next level, providing a structured approach to complex deals. The following key outcomes will drive both short-term wins and long-term success for your business:

How Will Learned Skills Impact You?

This advanced course equips individual negotiators with the insights and tools needed to elevate their approach and secure better outcomes in any deal. As a participant, you’ll master:

  • Tailoring Your Negotiation Style: Learn to switch between competitive and collaborative tactics based on the situation, ensuring you always use the most effective approach.
  • Enhancing Self-Awareness: Through personalized feedback, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of your negotiation behavior, allowing you to refine your techniques for greater success.
  • Adapting to Complex Scenarios: Develop the ability to adjust your strategies to suit a wide range of negotiation environments, from face-to-face meetings to virtual deals.
  • Breaking Through Deadlocks: Gain strategies to resolve stalemates and keep negotiations moving forward, ensuring a higher rate of successful outcomes in challenging discussions.

These skills ensure your organization is prepared to manage negotiations with confidence and deliver significant commercial impact.

How Will Learned Skills Impact Your Organization?

For your organization, this advanced negotiation training goes beyond just securing deals—it transforms how your teams approach commercial negotiations. Your organization will benefit from:

  • Maximized Deal Value: Teams will negotiate from a stronger, more informed position, leading to deals that deliver higher value and improved profit margins.
  • Streamlined Negotiation Processes: The training equips teams with a framework and consistent negotiation language to handle negotiations more efficiently, reducing time spent and resources consumed during high-stakes deals.
  • Better Risk Management: By identifying and preparing for potential roadblocks early, your teams will minimize the risks that often derail complex negotiations.
  • Improved preparation: With a common negotiation language and an understanding of the different negotiation dynamics the internal planning and preparation of negotiations will be more effective and efficient 

This advanced training elevates your organization’s negotiation capabilities, ensuring teams are fully prepared to tackle any commercial challenge. With a focus on refining strategies and enhancing collaboration, your organization will see stronger, more consistent results across all negotiations, ultimately driving sustainable growth and success.

Ready to Advance Your Negotiation Skills to the Next Level?

Empower your teams to master complex negotiations with our Advanced Negotiation Training. This program equips your organization with the advanced strategies and insights needed to navigate high-pressure deals and secure lasting success. Give your team the tools to confidently handle any negotiation scenario and achieve exceptional results that drive business growth.

Very good nego training. I have learned a lot; tactics, how to behave, to not be in a competitive mindset.

Charlotte Boonen Key Account Manager

Absolutely powerful and valuable training. Applicable in most of the aspects in your life

Miquel Vila European Business Analyst

Interesting, fast-paced and lot of pratical examples.

Louis Lanckriet Account Manager National Customers

Very useful, high intensity

Laurens Rosenmöller Partner Delta Participaties

10 out of 10! Do it it’s a very good training with real examples

BRIAND European Account Director

This is ROI positive and therefore a must for senior sales

Peter Bisselink Accelerate Wholesalers

Nice full and rich program, with humor and great balance between theory and practice!

Mike Franke Sales Manager VodafoneZiggo

With these experts, you can be sure you have thought of everything and are best prepared for your negotiations. This will give you confidence for the future. 

Tom van de Vrede Co-founder Levvr.io

Highly recommendable and a great training to learn guidelines and tricks about negos. Trainers with a lot of expertise.

Melissa de Reus Key Accountmanager Wholesale

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