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The Negotiation Club Blog

 

 

"Where negotiation becomes a skill you practice, not just something you read about."

Welcome to The Negotiation Club Blog

 

Whether you’re closing business deals, handling day-to-day discussions or preparing for high-stakes conversations, this blog is your practical guide to sharpening your negotiation skills. Our articles focus on real-world examples, actionable techniques and lessons drawn from live negotiating sessions – not just theory.

Explore the blog, practise what you learn, and start becoming the negotiator you were meant to be.

 

 

Procurement negotiation skills compared to football training, showing professional athletes versus a muddy Sunday League team to illustrate how regular practice creates stronger negotiators and better commercial outcomes.
The World Cup Has Kicked Off… But are you treating your procurement skill like a Sunday League? practice exercise procurement

 

As football fans around the world turn their attention to the World Cup, it is worth reflecting on something that often gets overlooked.

The world’s best footballers do not become elite performers...

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Business professional shaking hands with an AI robot, illustrating the debate over whether organisations risk outsourcing human negotiation skills to artificial intelligence.
Has Procurement Started Outsourcing Negotiation to AI? ai leadership skills procurement

 

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming part of the procurement toolkit.

Today it can analyse spend, compare supplier proposals, identify contractual risks, recommend negotiation strategies, g...

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Illustration of a robotic head pointing to itself, symbolising AI’s future impact on procurement and the need for negotiation skills as a key USP.
The New Procurement AI Skills Set?! ai negotiations procurement

 

AI is transforming procurement — from data crunching to supplier insights — but it doesn’t replace the need for human negotiation skill. While tools can research, benchmark, and model, the nuance o...

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Philip Brown

Phil is the founder of The Negotiation Club and a lifelong advocate of learning negotiation through practice. In this blog, he shares real-world insights, practical techniques and thought-provoking ideas to help you build confidence and skill in every negotiation.

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