ABSTRACT

The two consultants arrive 20 minutes early; both Michael and Richard are sticklers for being on time. Janice shows them straight in and they find Hamish already seated behind his desk.

They say a person’s office can tell a lot about them, and Hamish’s office suggests a very interesting person. There’s a battered rugby ball in prominent view and, yes, there are the framed rugby shirts on the wall. His desk and oval meeting table are cluttered in a very organized way, as is the top of his credenza. There is a picture of an attractive woman and another of a teenage girl on his desk. Hamish motions them to the seats opposite him.