Theme: How international business travel used to work. Idea outline: For most of my working life, international business was conducted face to face. A typical trip might last a month and cover several countries. Flights were fewer, visas were more complicated, and communications back to the office were limited. Preparation was therefore critical. Every meeting … Read more

Having spent the last sixty years in global sales and marketing, I became accustomed to communicating with people at every level — from the shoe-shine boy outside a hotel to government ministers. My work took me across more than sixty countries, selling and promoting everything from plastic plumbing fittings to aero engines. During that time … Read more