Stephen Boyle is a negotiation trainer and lecturer at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School's MBA programmes. He is also the Programme Director of UCD Michael Smurfit Executive Development: Winning Negotiation Strategies short course and Diploma in Advanced Management Performance programme. In addition to his roles as a trainer and lecturer, he works as a consultant to clients engaged in challenging negotiations. Stephen has delivered negotiation skills development programmes in Europe, Asia and the United States for clients across a myriad of sectors. He has also worked as a consultant on management development programmes for the International Trade Centre in Geneva, an office of the United Nations and World Trade Organization. Prior to embarking on an independent training and consulting career fifteen years ago, Stephen held roles in a management consulting firm and in communication and change management at a Fortune 500 company.