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Advanced Negotiating

Learn what it takes to become an expert negotiator

A healthcare organization's long-term success hinges on its ability to develop long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships. Learn how to negotiate such arrangements in this sequel to ACHE's highly acclaimed program "Process and Technique of Negotiating." This seminar will help you hone your expertise, increase your confidence, and learn how to achieve winning agreements for all parties at the negotiating table. Participants will build on the introductory program's success and make use of actual case examples and practice negotiations involving issues relevant to today's healthcare environment.

This seminar is available only as an ACHE On-Location Program.
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You'll Learn To

  1. Understand and use interest-based negotiating to develop an advanced negotiating approach that results in long-lasting, beneficial agreements for all parties.
  2. Develop expert skills in negotiating relationships for future transactions.
  3. Bring multiple parties to the negotiating table and create mutually acceptable agreements.
  4. Turn conflict into agreement by understanding the nature and scope of conflict as well as escalators and de-escalators.

Seminar Content

  1. A review of the basic negotiation process, including five key elements for ensuring a successful agreement, and evaluation of negotiating styles.
  2. Elements necessary to an environment for successful negotiating, such as trust, recognition of needs, alignment of objectives, and conflict management.
  3. Advanced negotiation techniques, including the presentation of persuasive arguments, development of strong listening skills, creation of value-added partnerships, and treatment of non-negotiators and hard-ballers.
  4. Explanation of negotiation dynamics in a capitated marketplace.

Seminar Leader

Christopher L. Laubach

Christopher Laubach is the president of the Center for Management Programs, a training and consulting firm based in Agoura Hills, CA, providing educational programs to healthcare industry organizations. An educator and consultant for more than 15 years, Mr. Laubach is frequent lecturer and teacher on negotiation, working with more than 6,000 healthcare personnel. He has researched and developed case studies used in many ACHE seminars. Mr. Laubach has written numerous publications, including the book Mastering the Negotiation Process: A Practical Guide for the Healthcare Executive. He also leads the ACHE seminars "Process and Technique of Negotiating" and "Managing Healthcare Facility Design and Construction Programs."

Continuing Education Credit

In addition to the 12 Category I (ACHE education) credits assigned to this seminar, ACHE is accredited by other organizations to provide continuing education credit. For complete information about these organizations, click here.

   
 

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