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Scotwork delivers its world-class training and consulting services from offices in 31different countries located around the world. We can provide training in over 17 different languages worldwide.

 

 

People can be taught about a process by reading about it or by being told about it; "ability" can only be improved through practice. The approach used by Scotwork on our Negotiating Skills Training courses is to allow participants to demonstrate their existing levels of ability and then to coach them by reinforcing the good behaviours and eliminating the bad.

 

 

We give participants a framework for all types of negotiations - a map of the negotiating landscape, and then furnish them with relevant key skills, tips, techniques and behaviours that allow them to navigate that map, with greater fluency and ability.

 

 

To do this we typically engage in classroom learning type techniques for only 15-20% of the time we are in session. The remaining 80-85% of the time is spent in practice or mock negotiations. We have developed a library of cases which will highlight the most common forms of negotiation conflict and engage participants by asking them to negotiate in real time whilst they are filmed, allowing the tutorial team to give insight into alternative options and strategies. The experienced tutors are then able to apply this learning to the real life issues that the participants face.

 

 

For any improvement to be long-lasting, one of the measures of success must be people's ability to apply the techniques successfully back in the workplace. Our research shows that not only do the participants apply the techniques, but because they produce results, they keep on using them. In a survey of the participants' line managers conducted 6 months after the course, 50% of respondents said that the benefits gained from attending the workshop were still increasing. Click the download button below to read our brochure.

 

 

We also recognise that for learning to be effective it has to be memorable, immediately applicable and entertaining. We achieve this through the combined use of an easily remembered map of the process, strong visual imagery and anecdotes, and extensive use of video recording and replay.

 

 



 

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Our Negotiators

Derrick O'Hagan

Derrick O'Hagan started Scotwork in South Africa in 1992. Since then the company has grown from 8 programmes in the first year to running in excess of 60 programmes per year.

Kevin Tessendorf

Kevin joined Scotwork South Africa in 1996 after a career in management in the engineering and food service industries.

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