By Brian Buck | 05.01.17
Sir Ivan Rogers – The Power of Disruptive Behavior
Like the conference speaker who has the misfortune to be given the slot immediately after a brilliant raconteur, 2017 is unlikely…
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By Brian Buck | 22.12.16
A Very Merry Christmas
?Well it’s nearly here. The time of year when even the hardest nosed of commercial creatures switch off for the season.…
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By Brian Buck | 15.12.16
Early Christmas Message
You know, it’s not all sweetness and light in Lapland. People think (and to be fair, why shouldn’t they?), that all…
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By Brian Buck | 08.12.16
Brexit – It’s Not All Bad News
People think of negotiating as “that thing you do when you’re buying a car” (you’re probably haggling), or “that time you…
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By Brian Buck | 01.12.16
The Fallacy of Data
In our contemporary world of hyper-uncertainty, where we are being constantly surprised (and often upset) by unexpected outcomes, data would…
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By Brian Buck | 28.11.16
Defining Negotiation in the Modern World
Two questions: When negotiating, do you want the other side to act reasonably? And, Is it a good strategy to…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 24.11.16
Play Nice!
Two questions: When negotiating, do you want the other side to act reasonably? And, Is it a good strategy to…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 17.11.16
Like no one is watching!
I am a big fan of Bob Dylan. Well his music anyway. Other people, not quite so much. A member…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 10.11.16
Making Babies Called Donald?
I predict a spike in the birth-rate at the beginning of August 2017 because thousands of people, in the US…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 03.11.16
Busy as Brexiteer Bees
Complicated negotiations often involve different meetings, different personnel, different issues and, in the case of the upcoming Brexit negotiations, different…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 27.10.16
I look at Brexit from both sides now!
What do Joni Mitchell and Boris Johnston have in common? Well very little I suspect, but they do both share…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 24.10.16
Listen Up, Ya’ll!
Being a bourbon aficionado, my heart skipped a beat when I heard that Jim Beam workers had voted to strike.…
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