Desk-work back at the Capital --- That's a great way of putting it Andrej. Even in business, it is essential to "know the enemy," not necessarily that every encounter is with an enemy of course. However, knowing who you will be meeting with, what are their personalities, what are their goals and deciding what your strategy will be before the encounter is the "desk-work" back at the Capital I believe!

Source author: Marie Betts-Johnson mbj@ipicalifornia.com