The word ‘argue’ conjures up an array of combative, formidable words and an energetic use of persuasion, logic and facts, to bolster our view of the world, and convince others that we are not only right, but that they must be a fool to think anything else. If you want to get all philosophical about…
The global pandemic has, and will continue, to change our world in so many ways. Don’t know about you but I cannot imagine how we will ever go back to indoor cinema visits, concerts and festivals, night clubs (for my kids!), rugby and football matches. I’m sure we will but also think everything will be…
Last week Bill Michael the CEO of one of the leading accounting/consulting firms in the UK fell on his sword after a video clip was circulated on social media. The video shows him responding robustly at a meeting with some of his senior colleagues to their various complaints. Amongst other comments, he tells them not…
The one thing that you can say about Donald Trump, and let’s be honest we could talk for days about his mentality, methods and practice, is that he acts on instinct. Makes decisions fast, and is driven principally by his emotions. In many regards that seems to be why so many Americans love him. I…
Having now run a significant number of virtual negotiation sessions, one of the core questions I get asked is how will the world of negotiation be impacted by our inability to get face to face with the other side(s), and what can we do to make negotiation more effective in this new world. After all,…
It is fascinating how new words (or old ones) enter our vocabulary and are suddenly on everyone’s lips. Over the last few years, previously unknown words like Brexit or Covid-19 were unheard of but quickly become broadly understood by everyone. Likewise, previously little used (but more common) words like negotiation, lockdown and of course virtual…
