An intensive professional development training course on
Conflict Management and Negotiating Skills
Enhancing Capacity to Build Effective Agreements
Why Choose Conflict Management and Negotiating Skills Training Course?
Conflict is both natural and inevitable whenever people interact together in the commercial world. For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument and debate. It has been said that "Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional" - how we manage conflict is therefore what distinguishes highly effective managers, professionals and leaders from everyone else. This AZTech five-day training course will examine organisational and commercial conflict and explore in detail the effective negotiation and mediation techniques that can be used to manage it constructively. As Winston Churchill said, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
This Conflict Management and Negotiating Skills training course will feature:
- A strategic analysis of the conflict process
- Self analysis of attitudes towards conflict and its management
- Key negotiations strategies and how to use them in practice
- Mediation techniques and how they can be effectively utilised
- The impact of cultural difference on conflict & negotiation
What are the Goals?
By the end of This Conflict Management and Negotiating Skills training course, participants will:
- Understand how conflict can be positive and how to handle different interests constructively
- Be able to manage opposing demands and positions to negotiate solutions that last
- Learn to comprehensively analyse the negotiation process and use highly successful negotiation strategies
- Know how to use a range of practical mediation strategies to effectively resolve disputes
- Enhance their ability to handle conflict and negotiate effective solutions
The Course Content
- A conflict at the heart of every negotiation
- What causes conflict and how it escalates
- The Thomas-Kilmann model of conflict management
- Understanding conflict management style
- Building a behavioural analysis of negotiation
- Conflict management as a social dilemma
- Understanding the strategic landscape
- Calculating when to walk away
- Aiming high – the value of aspirations
- First offers – the science of anchoring
- Concession behaviour – giving things away
- The power of reasonableness & fairness
- Search for the Pareto efficient frontier
- Focus on interests and not positions
- The strategic importance of information exchange
- High value – low value trades
- Preparation and the anatomy of negotiation
- Power and leverage
- The importance of non-verbal communication
- Communication through skillful listening
- Adapting your message – different communication styles
- Formal processes for resolving disputes
- Key features of the mediation process
- Facilitating agreement – overcoming stalemate
- Dealing with difficult people in a dispute
- Negotiating across cultural difference
- Avoiding the pitfalls of cross cultural negotiations
- Building negotiation teams
- Creating organisational negotiating capacity
- Summary – key takeaway points
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
How Aztech Saudi Can Enhance Your Professional Career
At Aztech Saudi, we believe that professional development is the foundation of long-term career success. This training course is expertly designed to equip individuals with practical skills, forward-thinking strategies, and the confidence to navigate today’s dynamic work environments. Each course is delivered by subject matter specialists with extensive industry experience, ensuring that every learning experience is relevant, impactful, and aligned with real-world challenges. Whether you're looking to strengthen your technical expertise, enhance leadership abilities, or stay ahead of industry trends, Aztech Saudi provides the tools you need to elevate your performance and deliver measurable value to your organization.
Our training is more than just knowledge transfer—it’s a catalyst for career transformation. By participating in our courses, professionals gain a competitive advantage in their fields, improve their decision-making capabilities, and position themselves for new opportunities and leadership roles. We take pride in supporting individuals across various sectors and career stages, helping them unlock their full potential through high-quality, globally benchmarked learning experiences. With Aztech Saudi as your development partner, you’re not only investing in education—you're investing in a stronger, more successful future.
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