Doing this blog forces me to learn a few things about myself. One of them is that I now realize that I actually really like train stations. You only have to ask Shane Groeger about Munich train station to understand that this love affair is not a new phenomenon. As I was out running this morning in Helsinki I stumbled across the central train station at the start of rush hour....you could hear a pin drop. It was like a British university library in the summer time. I was really quite shocked at how serene it was. The good news is that my life now looks like it might be as quiet as a Finnish railway station for the next week or so. The RFP response and 18 hour days hell is over, I have one conference call to do tomorrow, and then it's a few days of holiday. I have to say I'm looking forward to the impending sleep, seeing the family and riding a few horses.
The other good thing about Finland was that the Accenture team decided to roll out the big gun for this client presentation…so I got to spend the day with Royce Bell (much more fun than Francois Bayrou). Royce is a real card and I’m a big fan of his direct style. I ask all the questions you should never ask, and he gives me all the answers he should never give. A very enjoyable experience! It’s also the first time that I’ve heard a Senior Executive say to his Finnish hosts that they really shouldn’t criticize England because it was they who originally came to rape, pillage, and essentially populate our little island. Their response was a worrying mixture of cheeky grins, stunned silence and hand rubbing.
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