VBA Complex Negotiation at Huthwaite International

World class organisations need to negotiate to the highest standards to achieve the best outcomes without compromising long-term relationships. VBA Complex Negotiation is an advanced programme within our negotiation training, that gives you and your team a deeper understanding of the DNA of a successful complex negotiation and the skills to achieve the best outcomes.

Essential training for: purchasing and sales teams who work on complex negotiations and are looking to elevate their skills, avoid concessions, surrender less margin and improve terms of business consistently and sustainably.

VBA Complex Negotiation also teaches you and your team about the power of behaviour and how to use behavioural skills to cultivate the best outcome. These skills provide a flexible framework to manage complex situations with clarity and maintain a good climate in the process – especially valuable when there is little or no time to prepare.

What to Expect

By the end of this advanced negotiation skills programme, participants will:

Understand the VBA model and the DNA of a world class negotiation
Know how to analyse the context of a negotiation and prepare an optimal negotiating position
Be able to differentiate between preparation and planning
Be familiar with best practice tools
Be able to calculate the cost of concessions
Be able to plan a variety of tactics to move the negotiation towards a desired outcome
Understand how to open and conclude a negotiation
Understand the concepts of levers and bargaining and how to apply them
Be able to describe and use the key behaviours used by world class negotiators
Be able to describe and avoid the behaviours that have a negative effect on negotiations
Know how to maintain a positive climate, deal with ‘dirty tricks’ and overcome stagnation or deadlock.

Participants will receive a benchmark review of their performance against the excellence negotiation model and be given constructive and objective feedback as well as their own personalised Action Plan for ongoing development.

Methodology & Delivery

A typical three day programme consists of interactive exercises and negotiation simulations – followed by expert feedback and review. The three day classroom event is staffed by three Huthwaite Consultants, for up to twelve delegates.

Customisation Options

We have numerous customisation options to maximise the return on investment by aligning the event to your delegates’ real-world. These include:

Event duration (one to four days)
Buy-side, sell-side or mixed
Pre-programme consultation to assess gaps in processes, skills and confidence levels using the Huthwaite Negotiation Quick Test
Customised negotiation simulations
Coaching to help embed the training
Real deal workshops for negotiators using a Huthwaite coach.