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So how is behavior change possible? When we realize that our behaviors flow out of deeply held and largely unexamined assumptions, which flow out of our behavioral paradigms - our invisible models for how to make the world work - the path becomes clear. To change behaviors (individual or organizational), we need to get to the invisible model that drives our assumptions and our behaviors and change it. This is where experiential education at the paradigm-shift level can be powerfully effective and efficient. The Mattford Group's Negotiating Solutions® workshop is the only program in interest-based negotiation - designed for the aviation/aerospace industry, but equally useful for those organizations committed to significant culture change - that takes most participants through to the paradigm-shift level. And the changes last. Years after attending, graduates demonstrate daily the usefulness of this alternative model as they create value with their counterparts while crafting far better solutions for their constituents. To transfer the technology. For your company to embed this program in your training curriculum for continued availability, so you can train hundreds to thousands of people at very low cost per person, and/or offer it to those in your network (customers, suppliers, partners, etc.), consider licensing the program. The workshop design itself allows for effective transfer. The design is operational rather than academic. It does not depend on subject matter experts, and it is scripted for ease of transfer and consistency. It can be facilitated by experienced human resources people (skilled in educational, group and psychological process, and willing to dedicate several years to the program) paired with respected and The Mattford Group does require that the workshop be run in its entirety and residentially and that it be identified as The Mattford Group's Negotiating Solutions® workshop. We work with you to identify your own content and process co-trainers, and we tailor with you a train-the-trainer sequence for them. We monitor your initial workshops and/or co-teach parts of them to confirm delivery quality before your trainers are launched and fully on their own. Your trainers determine their readiness; we advise/consult. Our program manager works with your program manager/administrators on materials and workshop administrative procedures and checklists. And we remain available to you for advice and problem-solving relative to workshop delivery, or to share ideas about how to incorporate these concepts into your planning procedures, performance appraisals, hiring criteria, etc. Cost elements include:
The technology transfer fee is based on the number of people in the targeted population, jointly agreed upon train-the-trainer activities, and materia
Materials Development: The practice negotiations are already set in an aviation industry environment. Should you want alternative mini-negotiations, design cost would be billed on a per diem basis ($7,000/day away from the office; $5,500/day in the office) plus actual and reasonable business class travel and lodging expenses. The Mattford Group would retain the copyright to these cases. Should you want to learn more or discuss your specific interests and needs, please contact us at mattford@aol.com or by calling 775-832-5300 / 775-846-2511 (cell) (Pacific Coast time). |