By Brian Buck | 29.09.14
Get real about emotions
We’ve all been trained to hide our emotions in a business environment—especially during negotiation. Keep your emotions out of negotiations…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 25.09.14
Universalists of the World – Beware
Imagine this scenario. You are driving through city streets as a passenger with a colleague at the wheel. He is…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 18.09.14
Why I like negotiating
Publishing this on the day the Scottish population votes on Independence, we are no different from any of the other…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 11.09.14
Time is running out
On 18 September voters in Scotland will be asked the Yes/No question: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” The final…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 04.09.14
How do you read it?
I am a big fan of the Kindle. It is convenient, easy to read at night, can carry lots of…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 28.08.14
Where were you?
Just as they say that everyone remembers what they were doing when they heard that JFK had been assassinated, the…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 21.08.14
Show me the money
As ever it feels like little or no time has elapsed between the end of one season and the beginning…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 14.08.14
Countdown Conundrum?
On September 18th, Scotland, part of the United Kingdom for 300 years, is holding a referendum on whether to split…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 07.08.14
What I need is a fan
Recently, I found myself in Cork in Ireland. Beautiful place and well worth a visit if you have never been. …
Read the post By Brian Buck | 01.08.14
The Impotence of Negotiators
As I write, in Israel and Gaza the conflict continues, and two thousand miles away the aggression between those Ukrainians…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 24.07.14
Argument Dilution – Auckland Transport Way
The media has discovered that Council controlled Auckland Transport is using special shuttles to move staff around Auckland – apparently…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 17.07.14
What’s it worth?
As the summer political season approaches, we can expect to be bombarded from both sides of the pond with statements,…
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