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Negotiation Strategies (Online)

Lead Complex Negotiations with Clarity and Confidence
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Refine Negotiation Skills for High-Stakes Scenarios

The modern negotiation landscape is more intricate and fast-paced than ever, transforming how professionals approach negotiations in various contexts. An integration of interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities is essential to navigate this realm successfully. Executives must strike a balance between traditional and digital communication methods to be able to negotiate effectively.

The Negotiation Strategies (Online) program from Columbia Business School Executive Education equips mid-level to senior executives like you to navigate complex, high-stakes negotiation environments. Led by Michael Morris, Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership in the Management Division, this six-week online program blends academic expertise with hands-on application through live sessions, role plays, AI chatbot scenarios, and real-world case studies. It enables participants to find the right balance between traditional communication methods and modern digital tools to ensure clear and effective negotiation and influence across organizational levels.


16%

of corporations utilize negotiation training protocols while only 1% have a world-class negotiation program.
SOURCE: PNI CONSULTING

61%

of employers identify “Leadership and Social Influence” as a core skill for 2025, with its importance expected to grow by 2030.
SOURCE: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Key Takeaways

The Negotiation Strategies (Online) program will enable you to:

  • Use bargaining strategies effectively by drawing on outcome evaluation and anchoring analysis in single-issue negotiations

  • Employ counterstrategies during live negotiations

  • Develop ethical, cross-cultural negotiation strategies for high-stakes deals

  • Demonstrate persuasive techniques to influence stakeholders and drive consensus in high-stakes negotiations

  • Analyze real-world negotiations and suggest improvements based on analysis

  • Construct negotiation models to quantify trade-offs and optimize multi-issue dealmaking

  • Apply conflict resolution skills to settle disputes and strengthen long-term business relationships

Program Highlights

Sharpen your negotiation instincts with a practical, tech-enabled learning journey grounded in real-world application and expert-led sessions.

AI-based Simulation Scenarios

  • Build core and advanced skills through interactive scenarios

Live Sessions

  • Refine your skills in real time through dynamic sessions with faculty

Case Studies & Industry Examples

  • Explore modern negotiation challenges across sectors

Comprehensive Learning

  • Blend negotiation theory with behavioral insights and advanced strategies

Office Hours

  • Receive direct support and personalized feedback weekly

Peer Learning

  • Collaborate with global peers via discussions and group work

Program Modules

The program's curriculum encompasses fundamental negotiation principles, ranging from key conflict resolution strategies to negotiation techniques for handling complex multiparty interactions. Integrating structured frameworks with live AI-enhanced simulations and case-based learning, these modules equip you with the necessary negotiation skills to handle critical discussions more efficiently across a diverse range of professional contexts.

Interactive Case-Based Simulations

Driving the Deal

Explore negotiations involving collectibles with diverse value perceptions, examining strategies across bargaining zones and applying positional bargaining techniques.

Petroco

Participate in a live negotiation role-play activity, playing the role of either a station owner or a Petroco executive, to learn key integrative bargaining strategies.

Global Consulting

Participate in an AI-enabled negotiation simulation to review confidential notes, create a value-maximizing strategy, and employ logrolling techniques.

 Park Bar

Analyze three issue types — distributive, asymmetrically prioritized, and compatible — to examine how each issue type influences negotiation dynamics.

Summer Interns

Examine the process side of negotiation by studying how trust, fairness, and commitment affect the implementation of agreements.

Harborco

Assume the role of one of six stakeholders, engaging in coalition building and utility-based decision making over the licensing of a deep-water port.

GreenGauge

Take on the role of one of three team members at Footprint Inc., a Silicon Valley firm preparing to launch a smart-grid energy management tool, addressing leadership and conflict resolution challenges.

Program Faculty

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Michael Morris

Program Director; Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership, Management Division, Columbia Business School; Professor, Psychology Department, Columbia University

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Certificate

Upon successful completion of the Negotiation Strategies (Online) program, you will receive a certificate of participation from Columbia Business School Executive Education. This certificate also awards two credits toward the Certificate in Business Excellence, which grants select alumni and tuition benefits. Learn More

Your digitally verified certificate will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you, at no additional cost, upon completion of the program, including all modules of the program (online, in person, or live online, inter-module). All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Columbia Business School Executive Education.

FAQs

Didn't find what you were looking for? Write to us at learner.success@emeritus.org or Schedule a call with one of our Program Advisors or call us at +1 315 387 4431 (US) / +44 203 838 0836 (UK) / +65 3138 4449 (SG)

Flexible payment options available.

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