CNI offers tailored training programs in all the below topics. Most custom workshops are for one or two days, although we offer workshops that are shorter or longer, depending on a client’s needs and goals.

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Facilitating Groups & Leading Collaborative Teams

This day-long workshop will introduce participants to the theory and practice of facilitation and is based on the facilitation course that Bob Bordone pioneered and taught at Harvard Law School.

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Managing Challenging Conversations

This one-day course is designed to help participants understand how to prepare for and conduct some of their most challenging conversations, both in the workplace and outside of it. It will combine lecture, exercises, simulations and also give participants a chance to work on a real-life challenging conversation that they are facing in a low-risk environment.

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Advanced Negotiation

This one-day course builds on Negotiation Fundamentals I and completion of Negotiation Fundamentals I is a pre-requisite for enrolling in this workshop. The Workshop will draw on research, theory, and practice to explore advanced topics in negotiation skills and strategy.

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Negotiation Fundamentals

This one-day course will combine lecture, simulated negotiation exercises, and small group work to provide a foundation for improving participants’ ability to negotiate in the professional and the personal context. The course is also offered in a truncated format as a 2-hour webinar.

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Leadership in Times of Challenge & Change: Cultivating Mindset and Skills for Effective Empathy, Vulnerability, and Authenticity [Webinar]

This webinar aims to deepen participants’ leadership capabilities by providing tools to develop both a mindset for effective empathy and the skills necessary to demonstrate empathy. We will challenge common assumptions about leadership by exploring vulnerability and authenticity as qualities that empower others and promote desired outcomes.

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Strategies for Success in Virtual Negotiation [Webinar]

In this special 90-minute webinar, Bob Bordone, Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School and founder of Harvard Law School’s Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, will share the latest research on best practices for virtual negotiation and how to harness its advantages and avoid the pitfalls that can crop up in virtual negotiations with respect to limited creativity, increased deception, and missed social cues.

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Negotiation Essentials [Webinar]

This 2-hour interactive webinar, combines theory and practice, to improve both the participants’ understanding of negotiation and their effectiveness as negotiators.

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Active Listening for Effective Communication [Webinar]

In this interactive two-hour session, participants will learn some of the reasons why active listening can be both challenging and exhausting, and why mastering it is essential for communicating empathy and being persuasive with others. In addition, through the use of real-life examples and live demonstration, participants will discover the component micro-skills of active listening.

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Negotiation Bootcamp for Women [Webinar]

The Negotiation Bootcamp for Women addresses the challenges and opportunities that women face when they negotiate by empowering them with the tools they need to succeed in both the preparation and execution of day-to-day professional and personal negotiations. This special 2 hour webinar introduces women to the fundamental steps required for preparing for and yielding a successful outcome in negotiation.

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Dealing with Difficult Negotiation Tactics [Webinar]

In this 90-minute webinar, Bob Bordone, Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School and Founder of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, will share best practices and strategies on how to neutralize difficult tactics and achieve positive outcomes even in situations where you may lack power or authority.

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