What happens during a negotiation training workshop?

Participants work through realistic scenarios, practice different approaches, and receive guided feedback. Each workshop combines practical instruction with opportunities to apply the skills in conversations similar to those participants encounter at work.

Can the simulations be customized for our organization?

Yes. We can build scenarios around your team, industry, goals, and common workplace challenges while protecting any confidential or sensitive information.

What skills do participants practice during the training?

Depending on your goals, participants may practice negotiation preparation, active listening, conflict resolution, leadership communication, emotional regulation, and responding effectively under pressure.

Who are the training labs designed for?

Training labs can be developed for executives, managers, attorneys, professional advisors, cross-functional teams, and employees who regularly handle difficult or high-stakes conversations.

Is this the same as crisis negotiation training?

Crisis negotiation training can be incorporated when relevant, but it is not the only focus. Programs may also cover everyday workplace conflict, leadership conversations, team communication, and complex negotiations.

Training Labs & Simulations

Practice the Conversations that are Difficult to Prepare for

Knowing what to do in a challenging conversation is one thing. Doing it under pressure is another.

Our training labs and simulations give participants a place to practice negotiating, communicating, and managing conflict in realistic situations. Each experience is designed around the people in the room, the challenges they face, and the conversations they need to handle more effectively.

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Training Built Around the Conversations You Face

Our training labs and simulations can be tailored to different roles, industries, and high-stakes situations. Areas of focus include:

De-Escalation

Practice staying composed, communicating clearly, and making thoughtful decisions when tensions are high. Programs may address verbal de-escalation, incident response, ransomware negotiations, and other complex crisis situations.

Negotiating for Attorneys

Interactive programs help attorneys strengthen the negotiation skills they use with clients, colleagues, opposing counsel, and within their own firms. Topics may include rates and fee collection, feedback, mentoring relationships, and the transition into new roles.

Family-Run Businesses

Navigate the personal relationships, long histories, and competing priorities that can shape family businesses and family offices. Training may explore governance, succession planning, family systems, and difficult conversations across generations.

Cross-Cultural Communication

Build the awareness and adaptability needed to communicate across cultures, functions, and geographic boundaries. Participants practice reducing misunderstandings, navigating different expectations, and reaching shared decisions.

Leadership Development

Help current and emerging leaders approach feedback, influence, conflict, and decision-making with greater confidence. Programs may address managing difficult conversations, influencing without formal authority, and negotiating as a leader.

Negotiating for Startups

Prepare founders and startup teams for the conversations that can shape a growing company. Training may focus on co-founder alignment, board negotiations, equity discussions, team conflict, and communicating through periods of change.

No Lectures Disguised as Training

These are not passive workshops built around slides and theories. Participants work through scenarios, make decisions, try different approaches, and see how small changes can lead to very different outcomes.

Through guided practice and thoughtful feedback, participants build skills they can use in real conversations.

Preparing for difficult conversations
Recognizing different conflict and communication styles
Listening for what is not being said
Asking better questions
Responding when emotions run high
Navigating competing priorities
Finding productive ways forward

Questions are Kind of Our Thing

Let’s Make the Difficult Conversations Easier to Practice

Tell us what your team is facing. We will help you create a practical, engaging training experience built around the conversations that matter most.

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