I recently attended a live concert of Sting in Grenoble, France. Until that moment, I had forgotten his song “Russians”. Bombastic, clearly from another time, perfectly echoing the Cold War tensions. Listen to the text! I suddenly realized that Sting Read more…
This is a publication about how to become decisive in negotiations. For those who are a bit familiar with “negotiation literature”, the above title is deliberately provocative. If you already understand the underlying joke and references … cool! If not, Read more…
« Best wishes for 2020 !» … Don’t you have the feeling that most of the wishes you receive are nice but also lacking focus? No help to do something really better in the freshly started year? For 2020, on Read more…
Whether to hide information about your own position, or whether sharing information in negotiation is the best approach (to find, jointly with your counterpart, a solution covering both parties’ interests) is a question every negotiator has to consider. Popular wisdom Read more…
A good moment to look back with… happy Clients consolidated scope/offering further development (dispute resolution) … and look forward: ready to support you in 2020 with … contract management tendering for contracts contract negotiation contract risk management commercial dispute resolution Read more…
Because trust is such an important factor in a negotiation, we would like to share this article with you: The Essential Importance Of Trust: How To Build It Or Restore It Author: Dennis Jaffe; Click here to view the original Read more…
On the 26th of November, the alumni of the International Construction Contracts Post Graduate from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University organized an event around FIDIC contracts in Paris attracting a full meeting room. You can see the speaker list by clicking Read more…
Sub-Clause 3.7 of the FIDIC Red and Yellow Books covers the vital role of the Engineer to determine an open issue (disputed claim). This, in case the Parties are not able to agree. The Silver Book has the same clause. Read more…
This article on Contractors to get paid on time has kindly been made available to our blog by Paul Netscher. Previously, Paul had also published on negative cash flow for construction companies. Are you a construction contractor waiting for money? Read more…
For a Small or Medium sized Enterprise (SMEs), recruiting a Commercial Director can be a stressful job. Doing this properly will consume a lot of time and energy from the general manager/owner of the SME. Only after a couple of Read more…
