By Brian Buck | 05/30/2014
The best laid plans
Until yesterday I thought that the bid by US pharma giant Pfizer for UK based pharma giant AstraZeneca was a…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 05/22/2014
Talent is overrated
Politicians who promise that the streets will be paved with gold and deliver nothing but cobbled cul-de-sacs, managers who claim…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 05/15/2014
Promises Promises
On Wednesday Roger Boyes, the Diplomatic Editor of the London Times, wrote an op-ed piece critical of the West’s approach…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 05/08/2014
It’s your funeral!
In spite of its largely unknown cast, a promiscuous leading female character, a tragic death and a miniscule budget, Four…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 05/01/2014
I believed every word
During the Pistorius trial I happened to spend some time with a friend who is a judge. I asked him…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 04/24/2014
Don’t be stuck on being right
The contract is a written document that spells out the terms of a deal so there are no misunderstandings. If…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 04/17/2014
Precisely
I want you to imagine that you have been preparing for a negotiation and you have got to the point…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 04/10/2014
Know your enemy
Sun Tzu, the legendary Chinese Military tactician said “To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.” I was reminded…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 04/03/2014
A lovely bunch of coconuts
As a French speaker, I was recently dispatched to the French island of La Reunion, located in the middle of…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 03/26/2014
Skepticism
News pictures of distraught relatives of the passengers on flight MH370, missing now for more than 2 weeks, bring home…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 03/20/2014
Thought So
McGonigal had an interesting view to posit which was essentially that stress per se is not a negative thing, but…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 03/13/2014
Lessons in Negotiating or Putting a Price on Your Cat
I have just returned from holiday and one of the joys of a holiday is having lots of time to…
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