Skills

  • The Power Of Flattery
    (*Originally, posted as a blog article here, now also published as a video on Youtube) I’ve always thought my readers are a very intelligent lot, far more intelligent than average. And most of them are exceptionally good looking too. And you, I really have to say, are up there at...
  • Top Negotiator Wins Britain’s Got Talent
    So we all watched the final of Britain’s Got Talent last night and wasn’t it heartwarming to see Ashleigh and Pudsey win. In case you haven't seen it yet, they did a great dance act to the Mission Impossible theme – not that remarkable, I guess, until you realise that...
  • Sex & Drugs & Rock’n’Roll & Negotiation
      The music business is all about making the deal. Let’s say you’re a band wanting to play a gig. Should be simple, eh? Well, kind of. Simple if talks between you, your manager, your agent, the promoter, the venue, the record company, the publishers, the television channel, the production...
  • If You Were A Super-Hero, What Power Would You Like To Have?
    It’s not that childish a question, actually. The world is full of remarkable people who have developed skills to a degree beyond credulity. I just spent a day at a TEDx event organised by the British newspaper The Observer. Lots of very interesting and very worthy speakers, as you would...