By Brian Buck | 25.07.13
Do negotiators have a personality?
‘Of course!’ I hear you say, ‘lover of Mozart, GSOH, NS and follower of Yorkshire County cricket!’ That’s not what…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 18.07.13
Careless talk costs margins
While I love the sight of a Chinese lantern drifting off aimlessly into a moonlit night on a lovely summers…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 11.07.13
Unite-d we potentially fall
As early as May this year, Lord Mandelson, the former business secretary and UK cabinet minister, warned that “a cabal…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 09.07.13
North goes east, then quickly west
George North is a big man. Currently on tour in Australia with the British and Irish Lions, North stands at…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 27.06.13
For a few dollars more
In a sign of unabated consumer demand at the luxury end of the market $29 million was paid yesterday at…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 21.06.13
Britvic/Barr destined to go flat?
Britvic PLC is a big company. Last year, it sold 1.9 bil gallons of soft drinks and it employs approximately…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 13.06.13
Sometimes you can’t PARK negotiations
Taking a position in a conflict makes its resolution more difficult. And the more witnesses there are to that position-taking…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 06.06.13
Golden Nightmare
After being the center of attention for several months late last year, Greece has been mostly out of the international…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 30.05.13
No means no!
I have been struck last week by the resolute nature by which an elderly lady in Wales has stood firm in…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 23.05.13
Why can we be persuaded to do stupid things?
There is no doubt that people are strange. You and especially me! A number of studies into social psychology in…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 16.05.13
There is such a thing as a stupid question
Asking good questions that are tough, direct and specific is one of the key things we can do to improve…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 09.05.13
Concessions must be earned
The UK Government announced last week, a string of reforms designed to change the way that prisons operate. One of…
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