Archive for January, 2009
Performance Psychology
2009 resolutions – Motivation
Don’t believe what you read in the press. A journalist was claiming yesterday that a psychologist has said it is bad to set new years resolutions because if you fail to live up to them you will be more de-motivated and de-pressed than if you don’t do anything. It’s the people who take action who [...]
Posted on January 6, 2009 • Read the rest of this entry »
Negotiation
Gas Negotiations
Russia has stopped Gas suppliers ton Ukraine as part of a negotiation tactic to increase prices. The sides are only $40 a barrel (or the gas equivalent) apart. However Russia is now talking about a price of $450 (escalate the price is another negotiating tactic). The issue is that a number of EU countries are [...]
Posted on January 6, 2009 • Read the rest of this entry »