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How Annoying!
When commercial deals collapse it’s often through lack of trust. We all know from our own experience that it’s much easier (and quicker)...
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What is the price of integrity?
Scientific research suggests that whilst deception, deceit and untruths (i.e. generally bad behaviour) damage a relationship, it is...
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Getting back on the horse
Last week there were a number of athletes deciding not to continue in their event at the Olympic Games citing mental health issues. Has...
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The dark side of social proof
‘Nobody gets fired for buying IBM’, are words I heard when growing up . This was my earliest introduction to social proof – IBM was seen...
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How to bag a 4-day working week
Thanks to the 58 people who completed our poll to ask whether a 4-day working week is just around the corner. The outcome suggests that...
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Champagne Wars
In a land far, far away (actually, not so far) – in Russia, and a land even less far away – France (it’s all relative to where you are...
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How 'chit chat' can get you a better deal
As we seemingly hurtle towards the future, employing a multitude of different communication channels in the workplace, the choice of the...
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It's all in the eyes
Jacob Zuma, the former South African president, was sentenced to prison for 15 months for contempt of court this week. This was because...
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The importance of Objectivity
There are occasions when the absolute nightmare does happen – just ask Unai Simon, the Spanish goalkeeper, after his momentary lapse in...
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Why not to be a 'perfectionist' in commercial conflict
An interesting article in BBC news this week suggested that in business, ‘Perfectionism can hold women back' (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/...
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Why UEFA may score an own goal
Sitting in the airport in Geneva I asked the guy next to me, ‘Surely there’s a danger that the other side might walk away?’ The answer...
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My ‘Conflict’ Valentine
On this day, the one that springs to mind for me is Romeo and Juliet. Most of us know the basic premise, two families take adversarial...
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