By Brian Buck | 05.06.14
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 | 30.05.14
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 | 22.05.14
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 | 15.05.14
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 | 08.05.14
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 | 01.05.14
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 | 24.04.14
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 | 17.04.14
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 | 10.04.14
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 | 03.04.14
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 | 26.03.14
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 | 20.03.14
Thought So
McGonigal had an interesting view to posit which was essentially that stress per se is not a negative thing, but…
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