By Ben Byth | 17.01.13
Practice Makes Almost Perfect
Practice pays off. Rory McIlroy’s ride to immortality publicly entered a new phase this week with the official announcement of…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 10.01.13
The Right Price
The most frequent request asked of Scotwork consultants is ‘Teach me how to know I have paid the right price’. …
Read the post By Ben Byth | 03.01.13
I’ll Tell My Brother
When I was younger, so much younger than today – I would occasionally find myself in situations which I really…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 27.12.12
A Guide for the New Year
Insensitive people have the reputation for being confrontational, in their negotiations as with everything else. They don’t come more insensitive…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 20.12.12
RMT – Scotrail talks derailed
When is a negotiation not a negotiation? When both parties involved admit that on the one substantive issue involved, there…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 28.09.12
Double Up, Sir
There is more and more emphasis on the bottom line. Negotiators are getting ever more ruthless in their search for…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 22.09.12
Red Lines
Within the last few days the Obama administration have made it clear that they consider the use of chemical weapons…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 14.09.12
In My Shoes
“Put yourself in my shoes!” said trade union official who was role-playing to help some course participants practise their skills.…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 07.09.12
Out of this world
What colour is the sky in your World? It was expected that NASA, and by extension the U.S., would be…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 31.08.12
How Much!!!
Virgin Trains aimed to shake up the railway business when it took over the West Coast mainline. Now, having lost…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 24.08.12
What Time Is It?
When my kids were much younger we had a standard gag. I would ask them what time is it when…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 17.08.12
Going for Gold
One such sport was hockey. When younger I used to play quite a bit of rugby, quite a physical game…
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