It's just the vibe: soft skills in the art of government-business relations
Brendan Shaw "It’s just the vibe of the thing.” - Denis Denuto, The Castle “Principle #1: Build strong relationships ahead of time. During negotiations, understand what your counterpart cares about.” - Paul Fisher, “Lessons From Brexit on How (Not) to Negotiate”, Harvard Business Review, 2020. “When a country has been governed by a close-knit group of politicians and civil servants working in collaboration with business and labour groups, they can reduce some of the uncertain