By Brian Buck | 11.05.20
Mom’s Best Advice
This past week, my team and I got together for a virtual happy hour. Since we were closing in on…
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By Brian Buck | 04.05.20
To Open or Not to Open?
The great debate is on: To open or not to open? More than 97% of our nation’s population is currently…
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By Brian Buck | 27.04.20
Be Nice . . . Until It’s Time to Not Be Nice
Full disclosure: This isn’t the first time that I’ve quoted the cult action classic Road House. But it may be…
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By Brian Buck | 20.04.20
Price Isn’t the Only Thing to Negotiate
In times of crisis, it’s all too easy to develop tunnel vision in a negotiation and lose sight of other…
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By Brian Buck | 13.04.20
If You Think You’ve Got No Power, Look Harder
Imagine you’re buying a home — your first home. You’re newlyweds, it’s New Year’s Eve, you have to close by…
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By Brian Buck | 06.04.20
Relationships in the Time of Uncertainty
No, don’t worry, I’m not talking about your significant other. On the other hand, yes, worry — I’m talking about…
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By Brian Buck | 30.03.20
Time-Out in a Virtual World
On Monday, March 16, in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, we witnessed Wall Street’s response to an unprecedented drop…
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By Brian Buck | 23.03.20
Minimize the Financial Impact of COVID-19
Original article on Entrepreneur.com As the world deals with the magnitude of the COVID-19 virus, we find our daily lives…
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By Brian Buck | 02.03.20
Lost Opportunity
Joe, a friend of mine with years of specialty medical experience, was relocating to a new area and looking for…
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By Brian Buck | 26.02.20
You Negotiate More Than You Probably Realize
Negotiation is not limited to the shot callers and power players of the world. Negotiation is a fact of life,…
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By Brian Buck | 24.02.20
The $5 Loveseat and the Great Haggle
My dad is a notorious bargain hunter with an incredible sense for how to close a deal. So it came…
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By Brian Buck | 17.02.20
The Sinking Yacht Club, Part 1
To be honest, I consider myself only an occasional sailor and fisherman. But I really like being around boats and…
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