REAL-WORLD INSIGHTS

Published: Jun 14 , 2019
Author: Alan Smith

No, this is not some oblique reference to beginning a training plan for next year’s Marathon (although not a bad start!), nor is it a reminder of the old gag about walking a mile in my shoes and you’ll end up at a bar, and I’ll have no shoes. It’s…

Published: Apr 26 , 2019
Author: Alan Smith

There is no doubt, and I am indebted to my colleague David Bannister, and the excellent work he has done to find the evidence for this, that most untrained negotiators are stubborn. Is this a good thing? or bad? The politicians response would be; "It depends"

Published: Apr 26 , 2019
Author: Brian Buck

“Fish or cut bait?” That was the last question my then girlfriend asked me as she walked out of the bar. She had brought me there to discuss our future. We had been dating for a while, but it wasn’t really clear where our relationship was going. I have to admit, I was taken aback by what my friends call “the talk.” She wanted to know about my intentions. We were having a lot of fun, she pointed out, but if this wasn’t heading toward something more serious, she added, “what’s the point?”