Ivey Strategic Business Negotiations Program

Knowing how to negotiate is critical. Whether between suppliers, clients, other managers, or external stakeholders, negotiation isn’t about winners and losers. It’s about aligning resources appropriately and creating value.

Throughout the Ivey Strategic Business Negotiations Program, you’ll learn the essential skills. How to identify the need and opportunity for negotiations. How to be confident. The way to prepare, lead, and adapt during negotiations.

This program is rooted in experiential learning. You’ll be challenged to negotiate with fellow participants, receive feedback, and reflect on your own performance. You’ll leave confident in your ability to negotiate successfully.

Mid- to senior-level leaders who want to master negotiation skills to create value within their immediate teams and larger organization.

Participants commonly include individuals in management to C-suite roles.

For detailed program content, download the brochure.

You’ll be exposed to a wide variety of negotiation, including one-on-one and group-on-group negotiations, negotiations with multiple partners, and one-off and repeated negotiations. It’s more than new knowledge and ideas. You will actually practice and refine your negotiation skills.

Identify opportunities to create value through negotiation

• Determine the benefits and potential risks of negotiating

Improve your ability to prepare for and manage the negotiation process

Adapt your negotiation approach

• Learn how to negotiate effectively in a variety of situations, ranging from single issue, two-party negotiations to multi-issue, multi-party negotiations
• Master effective negotiations with standing relationships

Develop confidence in your negotiation skills through real-world simulations

• Experience a variety of different negotiation strategies
• Receive valuable feedback on your newly-acquired negotiation skills in a risk-free environment

This is Not about Textbooks and Lectures

This isn’t your typical classroom. Our programs are designed with busy leaders in mind. We’re talking an engaging, interactive, and unique experience. Our real-world Case-Method of Learning is not about textbooks and lectures – it’s about learning by doing. You’ll walk away with new knowledge and ideas that you can immediately implement in your business.

Create Immediate Impact

Throughout the program, you’ll track your learning outcomes and pinpoint specific initiatives to implement. You’ll leave knowing exactly how you will apply your new knowledge and skills, and a self-developed implementation plan to start your impact once back in your workplace.