By Brian Buck | 01/29/2018
Don’t Be Weak!
After last week’s government shutdown, one of my daughters asked me, “why are politicians not willing to talk to each…
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By Brian Buck | 01/25/2018
You Get What You Pay For
You get what you pay for. Right? There is a lot of truth in the adage that you get what…
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By Brian Buck | 01/22/2018
Make, Don’t Ask
In all the deals I’ve ever been involved in negotiating, both for myself and on behalf of clients, there are…
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By Brian Buck | 01/16/2018
When a Bad Deal is Good
After an intense negotiation with a prospective client, we walked away from a deal because we would literally make no…
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By Brian Buck | 01/11/2018
Sunseeker
Sunseeker? I wish. So we are at the start of the year! Spent too much over Christmas? Eaten too much?…
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By Brian Buck | 01/09/2018
Training the Enemy
Congrats General! You got everything you wanted and obliterated the competition. As you celebrate your success, just know that your…
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By Brian Buck | 12/21/2017
Banned
Knowing what you can and can’t do legally, morally, ethically and pragmatically is a vital element of preparation for a…
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By Brian Buck | 12/14/2017
It ain’t over…
The maxim, “it ain’t over till it’s over” is a maxim because it’s true. Fans of Queens Park Rangers were…
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By Brian Buck | 12/07/2017
DUPed
Two’s company; 27’s a crowd. It may be tricky negotiating with a single party, but when there are 27 divergent…
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By Brian Buck | 11/30/2017
Real Marriage of the Decade – Or Will It Be a Divorce?
The announcement of the right royal wedding earlier this week coincides with the end of the preliminary Brexit negotiations, hopefully,…
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By Brian Buck | 11/23/2017
Who needs negotiators when you have processes?
A characteristic of business in the UK in recent years, and I suspect in other countries, is the removal of…
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By Brian Buck | 11/16/2017
Fishy Business
This blog is a tribute to Orri Vigfússon, founder and Chairman of North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF), who sadly passed…
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