By Brian Buck | 06/12/2014
It’s all in the name
Researchers into fatalities caused by storms have made an interesting and rather odd finding. For as long as people have…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 06/05/2014
The black belt and the negotiator
About 6 years ago my daughter then aged 8 decided that she would like to join her older brother at…
Read the post 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…
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