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Effective Vendor Relationships — A 1-Day Course

Course Synopsis

This workshop will help you build and maintain an effective client/vendor relationship, with a clear focus on continually improving standards in vendor service delivery in ways that are acceptable to both parties.

Course Objectives

On completion of this training course, delegates will be able to:

Intended Audience

You will benefit from this course if you have responsibility for ensuring professional, productive relationships with partners and vendors.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

London — £395 (+VAT)

  • 20 Aug 2010

Outline Course Contents

Establish personal objectives for the course

What is your organisation's culture?

The current client-vendor relationship

Benefits of working effectively with your vendor

Experiential learning activity

The client-vendor matrix

Client-vendor relationship competencies

The attitude-behaviour cycle

Building rapport and communication models

Questioning and listening skills

Objectives setting

Control mechanisms

Manipulation and defensiveness

Influencing strategies

Dealing with conflict

Assessing your methods of dealing with conflict and using appropriate modes

Completion of a personal action plan