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MWI'S NEGOTIATION SKILLS WORKSHOP - click here to register for this course

Based on principles developed at the Harvard Negotiation Project with Roger Fisher, co-author of the bestseller Getting To Yes, MWI’s Negotiation Skills Workshop is designed to build each participant’s capacity to transform adversarial approaches to negotiation into problem-solving collaborations, producing better outcomes for all parties while enhancing long-term working relationships.  MWI’s Negotiation Skills Workshop is designed to:

  • Stimulate participants’ awareness of the complexities of negotiation

  • Equip participants with a framework for understanding, diagnosing and leading the negotiation process

  • Enhance participants’ skills through hands-on experience and feedback

  • Provide participants with a process for continued improvement and learning


Conceptual Foundation of MWI’s Negotiation Skills Workshop

MWI's Negotiation Skills Workshop builds on the ideas and frameworks developed by Professor Roger Fisher and his colleagues at the Harvard Negotiation Project at Harvard Law School. Based on the best-selling book Getting to Yes, this training workshop features the key elements of Fisher's model, widely known in the field as “principled negotiation,” which represents a landmark shift in how negotiation is understood and conducted. Fisher's ideas have been implemented throughout the world in all sectors of society, from intra-organizational conflict to public policy debates. For years, experienced practitioners have reported that training in principled negotiation has increased their confidence and competence.


WORKSHOP METHODOLOGY

Following the teaching model developed at the Harvard Negotiation Project, MWI uses a hands-on, skill-based method of teaching negotiation. Core concepts and frameworks are presented to participants in an interactive style. Building on the presentations, participants will have opportunities to apply the theory they have learned by negotiating case simulations with other participants. Case simulations are drawn from teaching materials developed and used by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. After completing each case, instructors lead participants through a systematic analysis of their negotiation. Emphasis is placed on bringing out the experience and expertise of the group and organizing their ideas into a useful set of guidelines for negotiating in the future.

The training workshop will focus on: using a proven systematic framework to prepare, conduct and review negotiations; participating in exercises designed to enhance and highlight particular skills; watching demonstrations of newly acquired negotiation tools and techniques; and debriefing exercises in small group discussions. Special emphasis will be placed on applying negotiation theory to real-world scenarios challenging participants.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Executives
  • Managers
  • Human Resources Professionals
  • Business Consultants
  • Mediators and other ADR Professionals
  • Attorneys
  • Educators
  • Social Service Professionals

. . . and other professionals interested in improving their ability to negotiate more effectively and build stronger, longer-lasting relationships with clients, colleagues, suppliers, partners and others.

 

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

In this workshop, you will:

  • Discover your current assumptions about negotiation and your approach to negotiating;
  • Learn how to systematically prepare, conduct and review negotiations to produce better outcomes each time you negotiate;
  • Learn how to discover the underlying interests in a negotiation and create mutually beneficial and durable solutions for all parties;
  • Enhance your ability to communicate more effectively;
  • Understand ways to build and strengthen important relationships over time;
  • Learn how to deal effectively with difficult tactics, people and situations;
  • Build your skills for negotiating more systematically and successfully over time.

PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE

  • Two full days of negotiation training;
  • An interactive, hands-on, skill-building approach;
  • Case studies, role-plays and opportunities for small group discussions;
  • Tools for preparing for and reviewing negotiations;
  • Negotiation manual and accompanying resources;
  • A low-risk and safe environment for learning;
  • A Certificate of Completion
  • ;
  • Lunch will be served each day of the program as well as morning and afternoon refreshments;  Participants are invited to attend a wine and cheese reception at the end of the first day of training;
  • CEU’s: An application is pending for 14 Category 1 Continuing Education Hours for relicensure with NASW and 14 Category 1 Continuing Education Hours with MMCEP for LMHCs.



TOPICS TO BE COVERED

MWI's Negotiation Skills Workshop enable participants to improve skills by preparing, conducting and reviewing multiple simulated cases, in addition to learning the theory of negotiation effectiveness.  The program focuses on the following areas:

  • dealing with difficult people and tactics
  • building long-term, strategic relationships
  • communicating effectively
  • influencing and persuading others
  • managing differences in perceptions
  • managing roles in multi-party negotiations



DATES / TIMES / LOCATION 



TRAINERS

Charles Doran
Stephen Frenkel


Special guest speakers have included:

  • Doug Stone and Shelia Heen, co-authors of "Difficult Conversations"
     
  • Daniel Shapiro, Associate Director of the Harvard Negotiation Project and author of "Beyond Reason" with Roger Fisher
     
  • Melissa Manwaring, Director of Curriculum Development at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
     

PRAISE FOR MWI'S NEGOTIATION SKILLS WORKSHOPS

"Trainers were poised, knowledgeable, catalytic and they genuinely seemed to enjoy what they were doing and to enjoy the company of all of us. That’s a treat!"

"This was an extremely powerful and far reaching workshop with its greatest strength lying in the people involved in it."

"Great course - most practical training I’ve had in a long time."
 

REGISTRATION AND COST 

The cost of the training is $725 per person (or $675 if registered a month in advance). Please call 800-348-4888 x22 or send an email to mwi@mwi.org for a brochure and registration form. Space is limited to 30 participants. 

Register for this course... 

Please contact Stephen Frenkel, Director of Negotiation Programs at 800-348-4888 x24 or sfrenkel@mwi.org for more information about MWI's Negotiation Programs and Services.

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