Negotiation

The success of failed contract negotiations

Today, join us as we celebrate two failed contract negotiations Yep, that’s right. I have recently been involved in two contract negotiations that have broken down. Thanks in no small part to my involvement, the deals fell through and we all walked away. I can just hear the critics now…. “Another classic case of […]

David and Goliath – how the SME can play fair with the Giants

So these past few weeks we’ve been sitting alongside some of our favourite clients supporting them in meaty negotiations. (This is our idea of fun, btw.) As you know, here at Serenwood we specialise in working with SMEs and budding entrepreneurs, but we all came from a background of “Big Law” […]

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Win-win deals

We’ve been busily collecting some 360º feedback from clients recently, in order to enhance and improve our service offering. (Thank you so much to all who have contributed, it is greatly appreciated.) Here is one interesting piece of feedback which I have been thinking about today:  “it’s fascinating how Rachel always manages to make […]