By Ben Byth | 23.10.15
What to Do When You Know It’s Important
Daniel Hannan is a British Member of the European Parliament (MEP), an institution for which he seems to have little warmth…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 19.10.15
Deal breakers and the TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has been agreed upon after eight years of negotiations. Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb and his people…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 16.10.15
It’s About Time
Tesco’s travails over the last few months are many and varied. Recently they topped a grocers code adjudicator list for supplier…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 09.10.15
A Black Day To Be English
Saturday night was a very dark time for me and many of my English friends and colleagues. Whilst no one actually…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 06.10.15
Unpaid Invoice
A friend who is the CFO at a major healthcare provider told me an interesting story. He received some advisory…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 28.09.15
Choking under pressure
Being the only kiwi at Scotwork Australia and with the Rugby World cup now underway, I’ve been reminded that the…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 25.09.15
Give to Get – When Persuasion Doesn’t Work
I go running regularly with a good friend and neighbour who happens to be a criminal defence lawyer. She is…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 18.09.15
To type, or not to type… The pitfalls of negotiating by email
In 1978, US President Jimmy Carter brokered the first peace agreement between Egypt and a free Jewish nation in over…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 15.09.15
Lighting Struck Twice
Lightning has struck twice, another Prime Minister has been overthrown after less than two years in office. How can all…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 14.09.15
Remember to sharpen your axe
There is a timeless anecdote about a young lumberjack eager to prove his mettle. He arrives on the first day…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 14.09.15
This just in
This just in: Malcolm Turnbull has resigned cabinet and is set to challenge the leadership of the Liberal Party. It’s…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 11.09.15
You May Think That
Habits are one of the most useful things we can slip into. If we didn’t habitually do much of our daily…
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