By Brian Buck | 10.02.20
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Love is in the air . . . or is it? Valentine’s Day is around the corner and like clockwork,…
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By Brian Buck | 03.02.20
Ripped Off
When the phone call came, all we heard from our colleague was, “You’re kidding me!” We were finishing up a…
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By Brian Buck | 27.01.20
Negotiating Alone
I’m a big believer in working with a team. I’ve always felt that I’m stronger when working with others than…
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By Brian Buck | 13.01.20
Be a G.O.A.T. Negotiator
When it comes to sports, the term G.O.A.T. (aka greatest of all time) gets tossed around a lot. Sometimes the…
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By Brian Buck | 06.01.20
Top 5 Things to Make Every Deal Better
Welcome to 2020! It’s Scotwork’s 20th anniversary here in North America. While Scotwork has been a global presence for 45…
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By Brian Buck | 20.12.19
A Precious Gift!
Many years ago, when I was a student at University studying economics, my then professor posed an interesting dilemma that…
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By Brian Buck | 12.12.19
Four Rooms
(Based on a trueish story) Imagine the scene. You decide to get your whole house repainted. You invite four local…
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By Brian Buck | 09.12.19
Negotiation Swagger
I recently read the book Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull, who co-founded Pixar along with Alvy Ray Smith and Steve…
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By Brian Buck | 02.12.19
Creating Value at the Bargaining Table
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” That old proverb is something my grandpa used to declare upon finding something…
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By Brian Buck | 25.11.19
Pardon Your Turkey
I find it ironic that we have a tradition of pardoning a turkey at Thanksgiving. After all, these days our…
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By Brian Buck | 18.11.19
The Craziest Demands Ever! (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this two-part series, I shared some pretty crazy contractual demands made by celebrities. My favorites included…
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By Brian Buck | 11.11.19
The Craziest Demands Ever! (Part 1)
We’ve all heard those crazy stories about stars wanting only green M&M’s in their dressing room or water that’s at…
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