I’ve had to soften my approach and to compromise.”To be fair, it is not as if PA is seeking to develop an American business from scratch. Hitherto, the U.S. business has been run by a national leadership team made up of the heads of the local sector and service teams. Hooke cites the work PA does in defence work as a prime example of how these different personalities create unique opportunities. But Hooke is in no doubt of his need to satisfy his U.S. colleagues as well as the members of the PA board. “If I don’t get my U.S. leadership team on board I’ll get nowhere because they’ll quietly assassinate me,” he says.

Source: Forbes January 29, 2018 19:30 UTC