Behind the united front
13 September 2012
As a purchaser, some of your hardest battles may be fought against internal colleagues. Christopher Barrat suggests strategies for peace
A fresh-faced MP was taking his seat in the Commons for the first time. He sat down next to an old war-horse of a member, and looked at the ranks of MPs on the other side of the house.
“Ah – that’s the enemy I see!” he said. “No laddie,” replied the veteran. “That’s the opposition; the enemy is on this side.”
Internal communication – or the lack of it –...