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…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 07.09.15
Is Risk The Best Policy?
Ever run out of petrol? Well it seems that more and more of us have. Last year over 800,000 motorists reportedly…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 31.08.15
Supplied by the lowest bidder
US Senator and well-known astronaut John Glenn was the first man to orbit the Earth in 1962 in a one-manned…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 28.08.15
Lesser of Two Evils
I was interested by a report I read on the NHS website in which Public Health England published an “evidence review” about…
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