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Next Steps

 

Scotwork - The Next Steps

 

The Scotwork Next Steps programme allows participants to drill down further, refresh and supplement their negotiating skills and develop a better understanding of the strategic framework within which their long term relationships operate. Participants will also gain valuable knowledge on how to help coach others within their own organisation to get better results from their negotiations.

 

The course follows the same method and style of the Advanced programme and is intense, thought provoking and memorable.

 

Scotwork - The Next Steps is appropriate for those who have participated in the Scotwork Advanced Negotiating Skills course. If participants have not attended this course, then it is appropriate that they should attend at least 6 months prior to participating in The Next Steps.

 

Course content will cover:

  • Thinking beyond the transactional level to the strategic level
  • An Advanced Preparation document
  • Using Strategic Objectives and Guiding Principles
  • Applying the P.O.D.E.L. strategic analysis tool
  • Deploying Wish and Concession Lists in a more creative manner
  • Analysing Buyer and Seller behaviour and using it to inform negotiating strategy
  • Understanding and engaging with the other party
  • Coached development of a personal Advanced Preparation document

For The Next Steps (TNS) course dates click here

 

Read what our past clients say about our programmes, click here.


The course is offered in two formats, one-company training and open (public) courses:

One-company training


With our one-company training, we work with you to select the most appropriate dates for courses, find an appropriate venue (typically off-site) and we put programmes together focused around your organisation's key negotiating issues and goals. We get to know your business beforehand, so that the skills coaching on the programme is directed towards your group's key challenges and, where necessary, relates to their terminology and systems.

The programme is delivered by two Scotwork consultants for up to 12 participants, so there is an ideal participant to tutor ratio. The standard timetable is intensive and fast-paced, and runs across two full days.

Contact us to discuss your organisation's needs and see if this is the right option for your team.

Open (public) courses


We offer regular Open programmes across the UK (for offices around the world click here). This format is ideal where it is not possible for groups of 12 members of your team to be in training in the same week, or where organisations wish to trial the programme before a roll-out across the team.

Many of our participants also enjoy the opportunity to work with people from other backgrounds, roles and organisations. We only accept up to two people from each organisation onto each Open course to ensure that a diverse mix of people is represented.

These courses typically run for 3 days and are intensive, practical and fun. We take a maximum of 12 participants, so just like the in-house programmes, the 6:1 participant to tutor ratio provides for plenty of personal feedback and you will spend 80% of your time in practical activities.

 

Please see Booking Enquiries for UK dates.

For International Open course dates find your nearest offices click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Negotiators

Ann Parr

Ann Parr has been a senior consultant with Scotwork for eight years and has run the programme and provided negotiating advice and support to clients in the UK, Europe, the USA, Asia and the Middle East.

Jose Valle

Jose Valle has vast experience in managing complex organisations before joining Scotwork. He became the senior partner of Scotwork Brazil in 2008.