Chicago

Negotiation Training for the Windy City.

Negotiation Training for the Windy City.

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Chicagoans don't shy away from tough conversations.
We train you to make them productive.

In a city where relationships matter as much as outcomes – human negotiation and communication skills are critical. We train your Chicago team to communicate clearly, manage conflict confidently, and close deals with alignment.

No boring PowerPoints. No generic theory. Aligned’s negotiation training simulates real-life negotiations in your business. Our unique approach redefines the way teams approach negotiation.

In a city where relationships matter as much as outcomes – human negotiation and communication skills are critical. We train your Chicago team to communicate clearly, manage conflict confidently, and close deals with alignment.

No boring PowerPoints. No generic theory. Aligned’s negotiation training simulates real-life negotiations in your business. Our unique approach redefines the way teams approach negotiation.

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Aligned negotiation workshops in Chicago

Alignment, clear communication, and smart trade-offs are what keep Chicago businesses moving. Our negotiation workshops are built to strengthen those skills, customized to your goals, industry, and the challenges unique to Chicago’s business landscape.

The Fundamentals
The Intermediate
The Advanced
The Refresher
The Lab

For newer or inconsistent negotiators.

Learn a repeatable framework to prepare, communicate, and make smart concessions.

Core language

Prep basics

Concessions

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The Fundamentals

The Fundamentals

For newer or inconsistent negotiators.

Learn a repeatable framework to prepare, communicate, and make smart concessions.

Core language

Prep basics

Concessions

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The Fundamentals

For newer or inconsistent negotiators.

Learn a repeatable framework to prepare, communicate, and make smart concessions.

Core language

Prep basics

Concessions

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The Fundamentals

For deal owners and managers.

Learn disciplined preparation and trade-making to reduce reactive discounting and protect value.

Value mapping

Trades

Stakeholder alignment

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The Intermediate

The Intermediate

For deal owners and managers.

Learn disciplined preparation and trade-making to reduce reactive discounting and protect value.

Value mapping

Trades

Stakeholder alignment

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The Intermediate

For deal owners and managers.

Learn disciplined preparation and trade-making to reduce reactive discounting and protect value.

Value mapping

Trades

Stakeholder alignment

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The Intermediate

For senior negotiators.

Learn to manage pressure, power dynamics, and deadlocks while staying clear on goals and relationships.

Leverage

Difficult counterparts

High-stakes simulations

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The Advanced

The Advanced

For senior negotiators.

Learn to manage pressure, power dynamics, and deadlocks while staying clear on goals and relationships.

Leverage

Difficult counterparts

High-stakes simulations

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The Advanced

For senior negotiators.

Learn to manage pressure, power dynamics, and deadlocks while staying clear on goals and relationships.

Leverage

Difficult counterparts

High-stakes simulations

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The Advanced

For teams trained previously.

Refresh key tools and pressure-test live deal situations to keep habits sharp.

Deal clinics

Skill tune-up

Team consistency

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The Refresher

The Refresher

For teams trained previously.

Refresh key tools and pressure-test live deal situations to keep habits sharp.

Deal clinics

Skill tune-up

Team consistency

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The Refresher

For teams trained previously.

Refresh key tools and pressure-test live deal situations to keep habits sharp.

Deal clinics

Skill tune-up

Team consistency

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The Refresher

For teams preparing for a high-stakes negotiation.

A bespoke practice environment built around a live deal, challenge, or business-critical scenario.

Bespoke scenarios

Live deal practice

Real-world application

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The Lab

The Refresher

For teams preparing for a high-stakes negotiation.

A bespoke practice environment built around a live deal, challenge, or business-critical scenario.

Bespoke scenarios

Live deal practice

Real-world application

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The Lab

For teams preparing for a high-stakes negotiation.

A bespoke practice environment built around a live deal, challenge, or business-critical scenario.

Bespoke scenarios

Live deal practice

Real-world application

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The Lab

  • “One of the best training programs I’ve participated in to date.”

  • “No notes, 10/10!”

  • “This was by far the best training course I’ve ever taken”

  • “This was an amazing experience. Love the Aligned philosophy.”

  • “Wish I had this years ago”

  • So much info I didn’t know I needed. I enjoyed every minute.

  • “One of the best training programs I’ve participated in to date.”

  • “No notes, 10/10!”

  • “This was by far the best training course I’ve ever taken”

  • “This was an amazing experience. Love the Aligned philosophy.”

  • “Wish I had this years ago”

  • So much info I didn’t know I needed. I enjoyed every minute.

It doesn't end with a workshop –
it starts there

To support long-term behavior change, your workforce benefits from our suite of post-training services, tailored to your organization’s needs.

Ali

The Video Series

The Silhouette Profiler

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Ali.

A dynamic negotiation planning tool, built on Aligned’s proven methodology

Reinforces Aligned's approach in the flow of work

Strategize, plan, practice and review any negotiation

Helps make “good negotiation” repeatable at scale

Meet Ali.

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Ali.

A dynamic negotiation planning tool, built on Aligned’s proven methodology

Reinforces Aligned's approach in the flow of work

Strategize, plan, practice and review any negotiation

Helps make “good negotiation” repeatable at scale

Meet Ali.

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The Video Series

The Silhouette Profiler

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Ali.

A dynamic negotiation planning tool, built on Aligned’s proven methodology

Reinforces Aligned's approach in the flow of work

Strategize, plan, practice and review any negotiation

Helps make “good negotiation” repeatable at scale

Meet Ali.

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Training is the spark.

Ongoing support is the system.

Design your program

Training is the spark.

Ongoing support is the system.

Design your program

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Why Chicago companies choose Aligned 

Over $1B in value realized by clients

Trusted by mid-market to Fortune 500 teams

High repeat engagement rate

Clear, actionable frameworks teams use immediately

Content designed for real-world pressure

Who Aligned’s Chicago negotiation training is for

We believe that everyone should know how to negotiate with confidence. Our training spans job function, seniority, experience, and cultures.

Here are some of the teams we work with most:

L&D and HR teams designing leadership programs

Revenue operations and sales

Procurement and supply chain teams facing vendor complexity

Legal and IT teams navigating cross-functional alignment

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Onsite at your office for half-day, full-day, or multi-day training.

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All workshops are also available in live virtual format

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Invoice

from Prospect Inc.

Local Delivery

Virtual Delivery

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Onsite at your office for half-day, full-day, or multi-day training.

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All workshops are also available in live virtual format

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Invoice

from Prospect Inc.

Local Delivery

Virtual Delivery

Bring the best negotiation training to your Chicago team

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