Negotiation
Workshops

LV1

NEGOTIATION

Your introduction to negotiation

Negotiation LV1 is a self-led, virtual training with a game-based learning approach. This results in increased retention, engagement, and completion rates. Users are able to complete the program at their own pace and are evaluated throughout using a points-based system, giving themselves and leadership insight into their progress and proficiency. This also allows for comprehensive reporting back to our clients.

LV1 Virtual is scalable and available for single-license use or a complete company-wide unlimited license deployment, serving as an introduction to all things negotiation.

LV1 is effective for new hires and seasoned veterans alike, serving as either an introduction to all things negotiation or a refresher for those who have been negotiating for years.

Participants will leave this session with:

  • An understanding of what negotiation is and what it isn’t
  • Fundamentals upon which to build their future negotiation capabilities
  • Common language and models that are used throughout LV2 and LV3 programs
  • Confidence to execute their personal negotiations when they return to work
LV2

NEGOTIATION

Establishing your negotiation foundation

Negotiation LV2 is an experiential workshop that can be delivered either in-person or virtually. It is designed for groups of up to 12 people who are either in negotiation support roles or for whom negotiation is quickly becoming an increasingly important part of their job.

This workshop gives participants exposure to a structured framework for how to approach, plan, prepare, and execute their negotiations. Using an effective mix of hands-on learning through case-based negotiations as well as consultant-led input sessions, delegates get the opportunity to learn, and more importantly, practice their negotiation skills in a safe environment.

Participants will tackle three different negotiations during the workshop, both as individuals and in teams. Negotiations are reviewed, allowing the opportunity to observe the appropriateness or inappropriateness of their behavior.

In addition to the feedback delivered by the consultant throughout, the workshop concludes with personal feedback for each participant with both the consultant and the peer group helping individual participants arrive at a heightened understanding of their areas of strength and potential improvement.

LV2 Program Highlights

IN PERSON

  1. 1.5 days
  2. Hosted onsite
  3. Case-based learning approach
  4. Customizable
  5. Highly interactive
  6. Accompanying eLearning resources
  7. 90 Days of access to
    The Maker Framework digital negotiation planning tool
  8. Up to 12 participants
VIRTUAL

  1. Three modules (4 hours each)
  2. Delivered through our proprietary eLearning platform
  3. Case-based learning approach
  4. Customizable
  5. Highly interactive
  6. Accompanying eLearning resources
  7. 90 days of access to The Maker Framework digital negotiation planning tool
  8. Up to 12 participants

Participants will leave this session with:

  • An understanding of how to assess the negotiation type and its corresponding implications
  • A defined process for how to effectively plan and prepare for their negotiations
  • Capability to support the execution of their negotiation plan
  • Confidence to execute their personal negotiations when they return to work
LV3

NEGOTIATION

Gaining the edge in negotiation

Negotiation LV3 is an intensive workshop that can be delivered either in-person or virtually for groups of up to 8 people. It is designed for those who are leading and executing high-value, complex negotiations within their organization or for anyone looking to take their negotiation skills to the next level.

Participants learn both an effective structure and process to help them plan, prepare, and execute successful negotiations as well as the necessary behaviors that lead to optimal negotiation outcomes.

Based heavily on modern behavioral psychology and science, this workshop dives deep into the minds of negotiators, using human behavior to answer many of the “why” questions pertaining to negotiation and to make sense of others’ actions and behaviors.

The workshop is 75% practical, as we believe that negotiation skills are best developed by doing. Many different types of negotiations are conducted and analyzed using video to highlight the appropriateness or inappropriateness of the strategies, tactics, and behaviors used.

Every participant receives direct feedback both from the consultant throughout the workshop and from their peer group at the end. In addition, each participant receives a personalized characteristics graph highlighting their innate areas of comfort and discomfort, giving them actionable information on areas to improve upon leaving the workshop.

LV3 Program Highlights

IN PERSON

  1. 2.5 days
  2. Hosted on or offsite
  3. Behavioral focus
  4. Case-based learning approach
  5. Customizable
  6. Highly interactive
  7. Video review and feedback
  8. Accompanying eLearning resources
  9. 90 days of access to The Maker Framework digital negotiation planning tool
  10. Built-in coaching hours post-workshop
  11. 360° Feedback & Embedding
  12. Up to eight participants
VIRTUAL

  1. 4 modules (4-6 hours each)
  2. Delivered through our proprietary eLearning platform
  3. Behavioral focus
  4. Case-based learning approach
  5. Customizable
  6. Highly interactive
  7. Video review and feedback
  8. Accompanying eLearning resources
  9. 90 days of access to The Maker Framework digital negotiation planning tool
  10. Built-in coaching hours post-workshop
  11. 360° Feedback & Embedding
  12. Up to eight participants

Participants will leave this session with:

  • An understanding of how to assess the negotiation type and its corresponding implications
  • A clearly defined process for how to plan, prepare, and execute their negotiations
  • An understanding of why people do what they do in negotiation
  • The appropriate behavioral strategies for maximizing value in any negotiation
  • A personal understanding of key areas for continued focus, improvement, and development
  • Confidence to execute their negotiations when they return to work

Our workshops are
different

Perhaps you’ve been through other negotiation training workshops before. You may have experienced a consultant yammering on at you in front of a PowerPoint presentation, explaining theories but never giving you any hands-on experience.

At The Maker Group, we know that’s not how people learn best. Here’s what makes us different from the other guys.

Our experiential approach

The Maker Group negotiation training workshops are experiential — you will learn by doing, whether the course is in-person or virtual. Our hands-on approach includes activities, exercises, and case studies.

One of our methods that yields the best results is to present you with a situation and ask you to explain how you would handle it. There are no softballs here, so you will probably fail the first time around.

But this is how you learn! After your first attempt, we like to come back together as a group and discuss:

  • Why you failed
  • How not to fail
  • Why it’s applicable to negotiations
  • How to get better at it; and
  • Why it matters

Our workshops will truly put you through some mental gymnastics. Passive learning and long lectures don’t work, and they aren’t our style. We like to zig when you think we’re going to zag — you may think you have it all figured out, but then we come up with another twist.

People tell us all the time how much they enjoy our workshops. They are genuinely lots of fun, which is something you don’t generally associate with a four-day negotiation skills training course.

Our proprietary technology

To adapt to today’s culture, many negotiation skills training programs had to scramble to adapt their content for a virtual environment. But sometimes this weakens their content, and they find that their approach doesn’t work as well online. It can be harder to adapt.

We built our workshops with a virtual platform in mind and then adapted it for in-person learning. Our technology game is strong.

We built custom software to run all the games and activities associated with our workshops. So our virtual trainings are robust experiences where you will get the most out of your time with us.

But lest you think that our technology-first approach means that our in-person courses don’t measure up, rest assured that we use the same concepts and modalities for group learning.

Map of Workshop
Locations

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN SEATTLE

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Seattle area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN PORTLAND, OREGON

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Portland area.

Negotiation Training California

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout California

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION TRAINING SOLUTIONS
IN LAS VEGAS

We deliver world-class negotiation training and consulting services to businesses all throughout Las Vegas and the surrounding area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN DENVER

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Denver area.

Negotiation Training Arizona

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout Arizona

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Albuquerque area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Greater Minneapolis area.

Negotiation Training Texas

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout Texas

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN MILWAUKEE

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Milwaukee area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION TRAINING SOLUTIONS
IN CHICAGO

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses all throughout the Chicago area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN DETROIT

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Detroit, Michigan, area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN LOUISVILLE

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Louisville area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Columbus area.

Negotiation Training Tennessee

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout Tennessee

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Indianapolis area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTION IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Charlotte area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN ATLANTA

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Atlanta area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
TRAINING SOLUTIONS IN JACKSONVILLE

We deliver world-class negotiation training and consulting services to businesses all throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
TRAINING SOLUTIONS IN PHILADELPHIA

We deliver world-class negotiation training and consulting services to businesses all throughout Philadelphia and the surrounding area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN NEW YORK

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout New York.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
TRAINING SOLUTIONS IN BALTIMORE

We deliver world-class negotiation training and consulting services to businesses throughout Baltimore and the surrounding area.

WORLD CLASS
NEGOTIATION SOLUTIONS
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Washington, D.C., area.

WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATION
SOLUTIONS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

We deliver world-class negotiation consulting and training services to businesses throughout the Boston area.

Negotiation Workshop FAQs

While our software can be used as a stand-alone tool to help organizations take a holistic approach to negotiation planning, it is intended to be a companion piece to our negotiation training programs.
When our trainings are combined with the use of our negotiation planning software, it ensures a clear understanding of successful processes and clear, unified ways to implement them.

Maker Connect’s Negotiation Management System (NMS) has a user-friendly interface that can be used right off the shelf.

We also offer different service packages that allow you to scale the amount of training and coaching you’d like to receive.

Our Process + Capabilities package offers experiential training and interactive digital learning opportunities, and our Process + Capabilities + Strategy package also incorporates support from a Negotiation Success Manager.

Depending on the scope of customization requested, it may take anywhere from 6-12 weeks for research, development, and revisions.

We also offer different service packages that allow you to scale the amount of training and coaching you’d like to receive.

Our Process + Capabilities package offers experiential training and interactive digital learning opportunities, and our Process + Capabilities + Strategy package also incorporates support from a Negotiation Success Manager.

Provided your offices have enough meeting space available and are catering-accessible, we are happy to host our workshops there.

Our sessions are robust and do not allow for multitasking. Participants should come prepared to fully immerse in learning and should clear schedules during session timings.

The time required for pre-work varies on the program type and course level but can range from one to three hours.

Our team will partner with your organization, managing all communication to ensure expectations and deliverables.

Our negotiation skills training programs leave participants with a clear understanding of a negotiation process and provide them with the tools they need for easy implementation post-programs.

We also have a suite of embedding programs to support initial negotiation workshops. Our team can provide your organization with a full negotiation curriculum to ensure our lessons stick today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

That’s great! This means they have a base to build from. Our programs are unique and will challenge any would-be negotiator, regardless of their:

  • Background
  • Experience level; or
  • Job title

Furthermore, if a large base of your organization has gone through other negotiation training in the past, we can develop specific transitional content to translate what they already learned into a unified modern approach to negotiation. Nothing will be lost.

Working hand-in-hand with your IT team, we can seamlessly integrate into your ecosystem using a safe and secure Single Sign-On (SSO) procedure.

The programs themselves are identical, and each receives overwhelmingly positive feedback. Regardless of the format, we guarantee an impactful and long-lasting outcome.

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