By The Scotwork Team | 16.10.25
Collaborative vs. Combative
Every so often, a friend shares entertaining stories about conflicts he’s had — mostly with customers — and how he…
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By The Scotwork Team | 09.10.25
I fought the law and…
Contract law – the fascinating collision between precedent and modern technology, underpinned by interpretation of intent, or dry minutiae only…
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By The Scotwork Team | 02.10.25
Changing Places
Having spent a little over 23 years in the house in which we brought up our children (they were both…
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By The Scotwork Team | 25.09.25
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
A few nights ago, after reading about the recent death of the actor Robert Redford, I sat down to re-watch…
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By The Scotwork Team | 18.09.25
Best Behaviour
This week has seen Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK – unprecedented for a non-royal, as he has…
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By The Scotwork Team | 04.09.25
Probably Teaching
One of the cornerstones of skilled negotiation is listening. While this may seem obvious to the point of redundancy, it’s…
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By The Scotwork Team | 28.08.25
Tell them what they need to know early
We’ve all potentially been there. You’re interviewing for a new job and have already had multiple interviews. And then you’re…
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By The Scotwork Team | 21.08.25
Perfect information resolves all conflict. Does it?
I’ve been watching a great series on Apple TV called “Vietnam. The War that changed America”, well worth a watch.…
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By The Scotwork Team | 14.08.25
Kids’ TV – Not All Junk
Not so long ago, my colleague Alan wrote about the perils of certain content (Paw Patrol, if you’re asking), limiting…
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By The Scotwork Team | 07.08.25
Buses, ballads and blisters
Just as Oasis begin a weekend of sell-out concerts and the Edinburgh Festival is overflowing with tourists. Just as ardent…
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By The Scotwork Team | 31.07.25
Myth Busting: Competitive Negotiation
Having recently explored and deconstructed the myths that prevail in approaches of collaborative negotiation I thought I’d flip the coin…
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By The Scotwork Team | 24.07.25
Myth busting: collaborative negotiation
One of the conversations that crops up regularly on our programmes revolves around the styles in which negotiations are conducted.…
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