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Leading & Negotiating for Project Success Leading & Negotiating for Project Success

Leading & Negotiating for Project Success

This course aims to help professionals develop skills and attributes they can immediately use to implement leadership and negotiation strategies to drive organisational change. Become a master negotiator and an impactful leader to coordinate and motivate teams, drive project success and add business value.

Develop leadership and negotiation strategies to drive organisational change.
Certificate of Completion, 14 PDUs
14 Hours
€395 - €595
Daytime, On Demand
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Become an impactful Leader and Negotiator

Leadership and Negotiation skills are critical to the success of your business or project. Successful leaders must hone in and continuously develop their ability to lead and motivate their teams through the most challenging times. 

This short course on Leadership and Negotiations aims to impact the effectiveness of leaders to achieve positive change and develop high-performing teams. Knowing the difference between management and leadership and how and when to switch between the two is more crucial than ever to creating the right culture. 

Develop your leadership and negotiation styles and learn how to lead and negotiate with stakeholders more effectively, motivate people, foster diversity and manage conflict successfully. 

What will I learn?

The ability to lead or influence others comes from a mix of skills and attributes. This short course is designed to help you quickly develop your communication and conflict resolution skills and your emotional intelligence quotient to overcome complex problems by effectively engaging with stakeholders.

Learn more about the course by downloading the brochure below.
Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

  • Lead a project team effectively. 
  • Adapt your leadership style to suit the situation. 
  • Manage your project team to give it the greatest chance of success. 
  • Negotiate effectively through thorough planning and adopting a win/win mindset. 
  • Recognise and resolve conflict in the project context. 
Course Modules

Get the skills to become a master negotiator and an impactful leader to drive project success. 

 

Introduction to Leadership
  • What is Leadership 
  • Leadership in the Project Context 
Leadership Attributes
  • What do Leaders look like? 
  • Leadership Skills and Behaviours
  • Leadership Activities 
  • Personal Development
Leadership v Management
  • What do Managers do? 
  • Differences between Leadership and Management 
  • Leading and Managing Projects 
  • Power and Influence
Situational Leadership
  • What is Situational Leadership? 
  • McGregor Theory X + Y 
  • Transactional vs Transformational Leadership
  • Hersey & Blanchard Situational Leadership Model 
  • Blake & Mouton’s Managerial Grid
Teamwork
  • What is Teamwork? 
  • Conditions for Team Success
  • The Project Team: Opportunities and Challenges
Team Diversity
  • What is Diversity?
  • Enabling Diversity 
  • Belbin’s Nine Team Roles
Team Development
  • Team Building 
  • Tuckman’s Model of Team Development
  • Leading Remote Teams
Negotiation
  • What is Negotiation? 
  • Negotiation in the Project Context
  • Seeking a Win-Win 
  • Preparing for Negotiations: BATNA and ZOPA 
Conflict
  • What is Conflict? 
  • Resolving Conflict 
  • Conflict in the Project Context 
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Why study Leadership and Negotiation?

Highly effective leaders and negotiators are in demand because they are the change makers who can inspire and persuade people to guarantee successful results. This course will help you:

  • Get a toolkit of practical skills to run meetings, give feedback, negotiate, and deal with conflict.
  • Transition from individual contributor to effective leader.
  • Explore your leadership style to understand your strengths and weaknesses.
  • Learn the latest strategies to negotiate and influence stakeholders successfully.
  • Plan negotiations to work from the best possible position to maximise value.
  • Motivate teams to function more effectively.

 

If you would like to learn more about leadership styles, read the article: 10 Leadership Styles and How to Identify Your Own.

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This course is perfect for...

  • Managers, team leaders, supervisors, business executives or HR professionals who negotiate regularly in their role.
  • Decision-makers and professionals responsible for influencing inside and outside their organisation regardless of their job title.
  • Project, Programme and Portfolio Managers
  • Anyone going for a promotion to a managerial role.
  • Emerging leaders about to take on their first leadership role.
  • Those who wish to adjust their leadership style and acquire new tools to lead effective teams.

 

Not sure if this course is for you? Schedule a call to speak with an educational adviser.

Why IPM?
Reputation & History
Project Management Expertise
Why Choose this Course?
Globally Positioned
360° Learning Partner
Reputation & History
  • Established in 1989 as the first Irish professional body dedicated to the promotion of project management as a discipline.
  • Trained over 40,000 Professionals and Certified over 6,000 Project Managers.
  • National Body for IPMA® in Ireland.
  • First PMP Certification exam hosted in Ireland.
  • Worked with over 500 different corporations.
  • Globally recognised certification body.
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Project Management Expertise

Unlike other organisations, which offer different training programs across many functional areas, the Institute is a specialist organisation dealing solely with the disciplines of project, program, and portfolio management.

Our graduates are instructed by a world-class faculty of international subject-matter experts ranging from Project Directors to former Heads of PM Certification Authorities. Focusing solely on project management guarantees exceptional instruction and learning opportunities.

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Why Choose This Course?
  • This course teaches you to think like a leader through real-world case studies and exercises designed to help you develop job-ready skills.
  • Our faculty of handpicked international experts will provide you with a variety of perspectives.
  • You will join a large and growing cohort of IPM Alumni.
  • The programme is practical and pulls from internationally respected methodologies.
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Globally Positioned

IPM is uniquely partnered with the world’s leading project management certification bodies: IPMA (Member Association & Certification Body), PMI (Authorised Training Partner), and PRINCE2® (Accredited Training Organisation). We are the national body for IPMA in Ireland.

We have also partnered with Ireland’s second largest University, Technological University (TU) Dublin, meaning we can offer Bachelor & Master’s levels programmes. This affiliation links us to the European University of Technology (EUt+).

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360° Learning Partner
  • Join Ireland’s largest project management community of 25,000 followers.
  • Mentoring and Events– Get support for your career or help guide new project managers.
  • Volunteering – Gain project experience while helping the project management community.
  • Platform for your voice – Submit an article to our blog and showcase your writing.
  • Industry updates – Get the latest PM news and insights from global experts.

Upcoming Dates

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Alumni Reviews

4.8 stars
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Niall Gilligan

Senior Project Manager at Munich Re
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Fantastic courses provided by a diverse team who specialize in different aspects of Project Management. It gave me the confidence to move forward in my career as a project manager and, having recently recertified, they are an organization I trust.
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Ciara Buckley

Senior Client Services Manager at Novartis
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I would highly recommend it as a beneficial asset to your CV. The lectures and material are excellent and it was a pleasure to attend on a weekly basis.
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Deirdre Gaughran

Case Manager at Focus Ireland
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The course was very informative and presented by great speakers throughout.
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John Murphy

Program Manager - Unicom Engineering, Inc
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Very knowledgeable lecturers, comprehensive course materials and a practical framework for project management that can be easily applied in the workplace. I would highly recommend the Institute to colleagues and would consider pursuing other courses with them in the future.
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David Doheny

Managing Director - Dublin Property Maintenance
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Great course. Highly recommended.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Find your questions answered and everything you need to know about the course.

Need further information?

What is included in the course fee?

The course fees include the access to all course materials on the Student Hub, live expert-led virtual classes, recordings and unlimited support from our Student Support team. 

What are the delivery formats available for this course?

  • Online. Classes run online over two consecutive days from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Do not worry about missing an online class – a recording of each online class will be available for playback in the Student Hub for a limited period of time. 
  • On-demand. Fit your learning into your own schedule and learn at your own pace with this flexible online format.  
  • Classroom. Choose classes on campus for in-person learning with industry-expert lecturers. Classes run at the National College of Ireland (Dublin). Please note the scheduling of classroom courses may have been affected by Covid-19. 

 

Am I eligible for this course?

There are no prerequisites to participate in this course. However, a fundamental knowledge of project management methodologies could be helpful. 

Is the course suitable for candidates without former PM knowledge?

This course is suitable for professionals with experience on a managerial role, emerging leaders and anyone who wishes to acquire or refine their leadership and negotiation skills regardless of their job title. Prior knowledge of project management approaches is not required.  

How long is the course?

The course runs for 2 days, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. 

Is the course applicable to any industry?

Yes, the content of this course is suitable for various industry sectors. We have students from different backgrounds – such as engineering, pharmaceuticals, design, construction, IT and many others – who completed the course successfully. 

Will recordings be available if I miss a class?

A recording of each online class will be available for playback in the Student Hub for a limited period of time, so you do not need to worry about missing a class. 

How will this course help with my career?

This course curriculum is designed by industry-experts to help you develop practical leadership and negotiation competences that are so valuable to hiring managers. At the end of this training, you will have the tools to develop your leadership competence, and negotiate agreements with vendors, stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional representatives.  

Will I get a certificate on this course?

Successful completion of this course results in a Certification of Completion and 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs). 

Do you offer a more advanced course on Leadership?

We offer the Project Leadership and Management Diploma part-time course. This part-time professional diploma on Leadership and Management offers a university-backed curriculum taught by 10 industry experts and three credentials to help you develop the ability to make effective decisions while engaging and empowering teams in different organisational cultures.

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