Negotiating: Getting What We Want
In addition to negotiating with clients, and suppliers, Project Managers have to negotiate with within the team. In the olden days, negotiating was about bargaining, and price-haggling. But today, negotiating has more to do with the “Psychology of Persuasion”.
Getting What We Want requires a structured approach to developing the “Strategy”, and “Execution. This course will ensure that Project managers get most of “What they Want”.
Ensure that Project managers follow a well thought-out process, when negotiating.
Event Agenda-
1. Playing by The Rules
2. Strategy (Developing the Game-Plan)
3. Execution (Playing the Game)
Name of Speaker:
Dr. Errol Wirasinghe
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Wirasinghe is the author of several books on Decisions-Making and on Negotiating. He is an internationally recognized expert on Decision-Making.
He has trained several Fortune 500 companies, in the USA, including reputable entities such as the US Navy; Wal-Mart; Hyatt Hotels, Starbucks, etc. He is also a guest lecturer at the University of Houston’s MBA program.
He started life as an Apprentice Mechanic, and went on to become an Oil & Gas Engineer, Research Scientist, University Professor, Business Owner, Management Consultant, and Director of a Public Utility Co.
Graduating as Valedictorian at Teesside University, U.K. in Mechanical Engineering, he went on to obtain his Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics, having won a scholarship from the prestigious “Confederation of British Industries”.
He has lived, worked and trained professionals in Asia, Mid-East, Europe, North America and South America. He has worked for some of the largest companies in the world: Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., Petroleos de Venezuela, British Gas, Enron Corp., and the University of Zulia, where he lectured in Spanish.