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And the Award Goes To…

Brian Buck Apr 29 , 2024

Last week, we learned that The American Business Awards® honored us with not one, but two Stevie® Awards. The Stevie Award recognizes excellence in the development of business thought leadership. We’re humbled, proud, and honored to have received these awards. The fact is, this honor should be.....

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Do You Feel Lucky?

Alan Smith Apr 22 , 2024

An eminent professor of psychology ran an experiment in England with some people who considered themselves lucky and others who described themselves as unlucky. What he learned gives us insights into how we can approach the negotiating table......

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Rules of Engagement

Brian Buck Apr 15 , 2024

I’ve been working recently on a large formal negotiation. In fact, there are 70 people in the negotiating room. Given the size and scope, the negotiation teams agreed on some rules of engagement. It occurred to me that these rules can provide great lessons for even the smallest negotiations......

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And the Winner Is . . .

Brian Buck Apr 08 , 2024

With the men’s NCAA basketball championship game happening tonight, it’s also time to reveal the champion mayhem-inducing issue at the negotiating table as voted on by our Scotwork community. But first . . . how did we get here?.....

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