By The Scotwork Team | 09.06.16
Muhammad Says Knock You Out!
Been a very bad year for my heroes so far. The loss of David Bowie, Prince, Glenn Fry, Victoria Wood…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 02.06.16
Dave Likes Driving in Sam’s Car, It’s Not Quite a Jag-u-ar
Firstly apologies to the the 1980’s pop group Madness for the title of this blog. The Sun newspaper reported last…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 26.05.16
You’re Fired!
I do not suppose that there is a perfect way of sacking someone. It is never nice and never easy –…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 19.05.16
Go on Now Go!
Walk out the door? Maybe not quite as easy as you may think. The challenge for anyone in a long…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 12.05.16
Scottish Jaw-jaw
The fathers of Scottish devolution came up with a system so complicated as to confuse even the most passionate observer…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 05.05.16
Predictions
Just about a year ago, as voting in the UK General Election came to an end, an exit poll predicted…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 28.04.16
Plain Speaking
I am sitting by the hospital bedside of an elderly relative who fell last week and broke her hip. It…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 21.04.16
Should I Negotiate Everything?
When I tell people what I do for a living, lots of people are intrigued, often they don’t really get…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 14.04.16
Tell Me a Story
Confidence is one of the important attributes of a good negotiator. Many HR recruiters believe that this is an attribute…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 07.04.16
Negotiating Differences 2
“The great thing about negotiating is that it enables people – often from diverse backgrounds and polarised positions – to…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 31.03.16
Negotiating Differences
The great thing about negotiating is that it enables people – often from diverse backgrounds and polarised positions – to…
Read the post By The Scotwork Team | 24.03.16
The Strategy of Crazy
Why did President Putin suddenly and unexpectedly announce last week that Russia was pulling its armed forces out of Syria?…
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