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The Gap Partnership is a management consultancy specialising in negotiation. We help organisations drive profitability, increase efficiency and reduce cost.
In a time of global upheaval, effective negotiation is more important than ever. Whether you are dealing with a merger, managing trade union agreements, repairing disrupted supply chains, or navigating a new commercial reality, negotiation is an essential skill for guaranteed success.
Negotiation solutions
Training by the world’s best negotiators
Negotiation is a life-enhancing skill. Whatever your profession, being a confident, effective negotiator can mean the difference between getting to a great agreement, and one that fails to optimise value for you and your business.
We offer a range of training programs face-to-face or virtual to help you learn how to negotiate even the most difficult and complex commercial agreements.
Our training
Events
The Evolve program: Make an impact in our new working world
This is a professional development program like no other: four expert female minds, four leaders in their fields, four solution-focused coaches who are on your side and will guide you across four innovative and interactive workshops, including one on negotiation and self-advocacy.
Selling and negotiation: The subtle art of maximising your skills in both
Are selling and negotiation distinct skills, or is there a sweet spot where they overlap? Join experts in the fields of persuasion and negotiation to discover and practice how to enhance your capability in both.
A live global debate: Is it possible to futureproof learning?
Enduring or “sticky” learning is the holy grail for anyone in the business of learning and development. But is the pursuit of enhanced capability that is retained over time truly achievable? Join expert consultants, senior executives, star debaters and leaders of the future as they go head to head in a live debate.
Events
The Evolve program: Make an impact in our new working world
This is a professional development program like no other: four expert female minds, four leaders in their fields, four solution-focused coaches who are on your side and will guide you across four innovative and interactive workshops, including one on negotiation and self-advocacy.
An exclusive masterclass for Unilever learning partners hosted by The Gap Partnership and Debate Mate (7am London time)
Don't miss this interactive, high-energy session designed especially for learning partners at Unilever. In it we will explore the hot topic of self-led versus facilitated learning, and how this plays out in the world of negotiation skills. All of this is wrapped in the engaging and innovative medium of debate and delivered by world-leading experts.
An exclusive masterclass for Unilever learning partners hosted by The Gap Partnership and Debate Mate (2pm London time)
Don't miss this interactive, high-energy session designed especially for learning partners at Unilever. In it we will explore the hot topic of self-led versus facilitated learning, and how this plays out in the world of negotiation skills. All of this is wrapped in the engaging and innovative medium of debate and delivered by world-leading experts.
Insights
Joint business plans: Achieving the elusive win-win
Vince Brook
July 2020
A detailed and practical guide to successfully negotiating that holy grail of corporate agreements: joint business plans. Doing it well means achieving an agreement that is of mutual benefit, has minimized risk, and is appropriately owned and managed by all parties.
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How myopic preparation can leave you blindsided
Hrvoje Zaric and Patric Müller
June 2021
Identifying stakeholders in a negotiation may appear to be one of the more straightforward aspects to crafting a deal. But the reality is often more complex, making the design and mapping of a stakeholder engagement, alignment and management process critical to success.
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The Negotiation Society magazine: The change issue
Emma Weare
March 2021
The latest edition of The Negotiation Society magazine is themed around change and is packed with thought-provoking articles examining its commercial and human impact. With our backdrop the extraordinary global landscape that has emerged post-pandemic, it offers up diverse and expert perspectives on how we can adapt to and even profit from times of profound change.
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Negotiating without a table
Drew Gallaher
April 2020
An in-depth look at how to approach negotiating when you aren't sitting across a table from your counter part. What is the impact of 'e-negotiating'? What is the best virtual platform to choose? What are the psychological implications and risks to avoid?
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Insights
Front-loading decisions
Hrvoje Zaric
September 2021
Front-loading decisions means bringing as many decisions forward as possible before they are due. Front-loading decisions is a powerful way to put you and your negotiation team in control of the execution phase of any negotiation. Anticipate potential problems before they arise and define your respective responses beforehand.
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A step-by-step guide: Implementing a price increase
Rodrigo Malandre
August 2021
In our latest article exploring the timely and critical issue of price increases, we present a step-by-step guide to how to plan and implement one successfully.
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The Gap Partnership wins Gold in the 2021 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards
August 2021
The Gap Partnership’s online negotiation skills program, The Foundation Negotiator, has won gold in the category of Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program.
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Price increases: Negotiating the inevitable
Chris Atkins
July 2021
With commodity prices soaring and uncertainty infusing our global markets, having a clear strategy in place for negotiating the inevitable round of cost price increases is critical. Read our simple guide to the main watch outs and learn about our calculator which helps you instantly quantify the value of any potential price increase.
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