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Negotiation Consulting Firm

Scotwork's Advisory Services support organisations, ensuring consistent success in negotiation endeavours. Our expertise spans across sectors and sizes, catering to unique business needs. By combining strategic insights with practical solutions, we empower your company for long-term negotiation excellence.

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Scotwork's Advisory Services support organisations, ensuring consistent success in negotiation endeavours. Our expertise spans across sectors and sizes, catering to unique business needs. By combining strategic insights with practical solutions, we empower your company for long-term negotiation excellence.

Negotiation Consulting: How does it work?

Scotwork's firm approach to negotiation consulting enhances strategies and skills for lasting organisational success through a framework that includes Assessing, Developing, Coaching, and Advising.

Assessing

  • Where is value being destroyed?
  • Issues in: process, skill, historic approach, capability, competence, capacity, precedent, scope, empowerment, escalation?
  • What is the current power balance?

Developing

  • Sources of power and how to use them
  • Guiding principles to support your organisation 
  • Strategic objectives and options
  • Your own playbook to deliver proven solutions with consistency

Coaching

  • Deliver sustainability from within
  • Set and deliver development plans
  • Build capability and capacity through developing negotiator competence
  • Deliver confidence and control

Advising         

  • How to transform your organisation's mindset to creating value and strategic relationships
  • Support of a trusted advisor (external point of view) when you just need some honest feedback
  • Dealing with your real-world challenges with the support of proven expertise
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Benchmark Your Team Against Negotiating Best Practice

Benchmarking your team against best negotiation practices is essential for continuous improvement. It necessitates an external viewpoint for objective assessment and refinement of internal practices, highlighting areas for development and aligning your company with industry-leading standards. To further enhance negotiation capabilities, Scotwork offers a range of negotiation training programmes tailored to different skill levels and organisational needs.
Benchmarking your team against best negotiation practices is essential for continuous improvement. It necessitates an external viewpoint for objective assessment and refinement of internal practices, highlighting areas for development and aligning your company with industry-leading standards. To further enhance negotiation capabilities, Scotwork offers a range of negotiation training programmes tailored to different skill levels and organisational needs.

Achievements & Legacy

5 Decades of Global Leadership

Established in 1975, Scotwork has evolved into a world-class negotiation specialist. Originating from a groundbreaking idea to analyse negotiation behaviours and create an eight-step framework, we have trained hundreds of thousands of people, becoming a leader among negotiation consulting firms​​.

Operating in 120 Countries

With 48 offices operating in 120 countries, Scotwork's global presence is a testament to our influence and expertise in negotiation. This extensive network ensures that clients worldwide have access to top-tier negotiation training and consultancy services​.

Training in 29 Languages

Offering training and consultancy in 29 languages, including English, Japanese, Danish, and Mandarin, Scotwork demonstrates our commitment to accessibility and cultural diversity. This linguistic range allows us to effectively cater to a global audience, ensuring that negotiation skills are disseminated across cultural and linguistic barriers​​.

Frequently Asked Questions About Negotiation Training Consulting Firms

1. What are the basics of negotiation that our company should understand? 

The basics of negotiation crucial for any company include effective communication, aligning interests, and strategic development. Scotwork's training, particularly the Advancing Negotiation Skills (A.N.S.) programme, thoroughly covers these essentials, providing firms with the necessary tools for successful negotiation across various business contexts.

2. How can negotiation skills improve our business operations?

Negotiation skills can significantly enhance business operations by securing better deal outcomes, strengthening relationships, and managing conflicts effectively. Scotwork's training focuses on sharpening these vital tactics, contributing to improved business efficiency and overall success for your company.

3. Can negotiation skills be applied to online or virtual settings effectively?

Yes, negotiation skills adapt well to online and virtual environments, focusing on clear communication and strategy adaptation. Scotwork's programmes are tailored for these settings, ensuring skill effectiveness in digital landscapes, demonstrating our commitment to versatile and effective negotiation training in today’s tech-driven world.

4. Are there different negotiation strategies for varying business contexts?

Yes, different business contexts require varied negotiation strategies to address specific industry and situational demands. Scotwork's training is adept at recognising these needs and offers tailored approaches, ensuring that the strategy aligns perfectly with each company scenario's unique requirements.

5. What role does cultural understanding play in negotiation processes?

Cultural understanding plays a critical role in negotiation processes, impacting communication styles, decision-making, and the overall approach. Scotwork's training emphasises this aspect, with a global approach that enhances cross-cultural negotiation effectiveness, acknowledging the importance of cultural nuances in successful negotiations.