By Brian Buck | 20.11.14
Accountants are all torque
At first glance there may not seem much in common between Formula One racing and chartered accountancy. So the news…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 13.11.14
A winning package
There has been much weeping and gnashing of teeth lately amongst the chattering classes and politicians in the UK and,…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 06.11.14
Yes but…I have a strategy
Frequently people want to talk about their negotiating strategy. My immediate (if private) reaction to this is “oh dear!!” Negotiation…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 30.10.14
Infallibility
There is a sweet story about a car mechanic who is fixing the engine of the car belonging to an…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 24.10.14
Business. Survival of the nastiest
There are three things that stick out for me from the new series of The Apprentice. The first is that at…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 20.10.14
Complicated Games
This week the 2014 Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded to Professor Jean Tirole for his writings on the regulation…
Read the post By Brian Buck | 03.10.14
The biggest sin of all
What is the worst thing you can do when negotiating? Lots of things I guess but probably the most obvious…
Read the post 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…
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