Leadership School

Influencing & Negotiation Skills

The course is designed to help delegates become more influential, persuasive and successful in the workplace. The training develops the delegates’ ability to successfully collaborate with others at different levels in the organisation.

COURSE OVERVIEW​

It is widely recognized that the old “command and control” style of management has little relevance, with managing and leadership essentially being about achieving results through others. Hence, this course is designed to coach participants on various strategies and techniques to effectively influence and delegate tasks to others whilst negotiating various options in a bid to achieve desired results. Negotiation is fast becoming one of the most needed management skills of today’s businesses. Influencing and Negotiating Skills is a highly practical and interactive course, designed to develop and enhance the delegate’s skills so that they can influence and negotiate upwards or sideways within the group, or with external clients and suppliers.    The course is designed to help delegates become more influential, persuasive and successful in the workplace. The training develops the delegates’ ability to successfully collaborate with others at different levels in the organisation. Importantly, delegates learn effective persuasion skills to achieve more of their desired outcomes. It will also foster the development of relevant leadership skills and attitudes required for delivering quality and timely results through effective delegation of tasks to people who are willing and able to perform it.
Duration

2 days | 8.00am - 5.00pm

Venue

HH Learning Centre – Dominic Hall

Date(s)

To be determined

WHO TO ATTEND

N/A

INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES
At the end of the programme, participants will
  • Acquire a more positive and confident approach to influencing and negotiating
  • Gain ability to get the things you want without damaging relationships
  • Understand different negotiating styles and how to respond to them
  • Improve personal impact when communicating within and outside your organisation
  • Greater awareness of your current influencing style and techniques for more effective ways of influencing
COURSE CONTENTS

Module 1: What is Negotiation and Influencing?
Module 2: Why Negotiate and why would you need to Influence?
Module 3: The negotiation cycle
Module 4: Applying a methodology to Negotiation and Influencing.
Module 5: Pre-negotiation preparation, setting objectives, win-win and fall-back positions
Module 6: Carrying out the negotiation and Influence
Module 7: Dealing with setbacks
Module 8: Identifying your existing style and influencing styles and preferences
Module 9: Choosing a communication style and approach that works
Module 10: How to expand your sphere of influence
Module 11: Understanding the ‘other side’: their perceptions and expectations
Module 12: Developing your emotional