After yesterday’s less than successful presentation session,
the Team regrouped at one of the London Circles of Hell and we spent the
morning shuffling the numbers and throwing them on to PowerPoint slides.
A little after lunch the Senior Execs headed back out to the
Client’s Offices to persuade them that we had provided them with an offer they
cannot refuse.
If I am honest I spent most of the day kicking my heels and,
apart from answering the occasional question*, my most productive activity was
when I took a coffee order and headed over to Starbucks.**
As four o’clock approached I had already attained the “knocking off”
mind set when a member of the team was called by the Senior Execs. We were all
to remain in the War Room as there were a number of activities that needed to
be completed in advance of a meeting tomorrow …
… Oh Joy! We spent a happy couple of hours responding to
further client questions where we basically tried to say “yes” whilst not
exposing ourselves to anything that will cost more money.
I eventually made my escape at seven and retired to a Thames side bar for a quick G&T before wandering back to the hotel for supper and an evening of TV and bag packing.
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* I also knocked up a quick info-graphic slide for the Aussie Exec
showing her Geographic range and in-scope countries which was all of ten
minutes work with Google Maps and MS Paint.
** I managed to cock that up and came back short by one
Cappuccino.
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