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…
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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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Green Lights
A few years ago I was talking to a guy at a dinner party and he, in the effort to engage…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 17.08.15
Mind The (Strategy) Gap
Last Wednesday evening was a bad time for two different groups of Londoners. At five o’clock the doors of several walk-in…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 07.08.15
Don’t Confuse Negotiating With Persuasion
I was recently invited to teach at a company that purchases the debts of financial institutions and then pursues the people…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 03.08.15
Negotiating Mount Rushmore
If you’ve ever had the chance to visit Mount Rushmore it is an amazing sight – four American presidents carved…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 31.07.15
Engendering Negotiations
Although news of a pay differential between men and women doing the same or similar jobs is nothing new, recent studies suggest…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 24.07.15
Internet Shopping: Are you getting the best deal?
I was reading my newspaper recently and came across an article written by a journalist who was celebrating the demise of the,…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 17.07.15
Rubbish Diplomacy
Two negotiated deals of historic significance. One between Greece and the EU/Eurozone, the other between Iran and the P5+1. Both are…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 10.07.15
Let Me Paint You a Picture
A mate of mine recently visited New York on business and found himself with a spare half day or so, needing…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 03.07.15
Wrestling With an Octopus
It used to be that people had so much time on their hands that they were forever looking for things to…
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