Polly Anderson Q&A
| What drives you? |
| The highs of a 'pacey' sales environment. |
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| What inspires you? |
| Events like The Disabled Olympics. |
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| Strongest influences |
| The Quantum team and my mother. |
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| Other interests |
| Health farms. Red wine. Good food. Skiing |
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| Favourite quotation |
| "When the finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger". Chinese proverb. |
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| Best decision |
| Leaving my last job. |
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| Greatest regret |
| I'm too young to have regrets. |
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| Happiest business moment |
| Every business 'win' that has taken that 'little bit extra' to secure. |
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| What would you change about British business if you were given the opportunity? |
| Lose the 'red tape' businesses have to cope with. Evaporate 'class culture' which still lingers in certain quarters. |
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| Fantasy job |
| Ski instructor in Whistler / French Alps. |
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| Most admired businessperson |
| Stelios Haji-Ioannou and Richard Branson |
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| Least favourite personal characteristic |
| Bearing grudges, I'm totally unforgiving with a memory like an elephant |
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| Pet hate/s |
| Patronising teachers |
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| Most over-used phrase |
| "So what's the real price?" |
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| Other people's most over-used phrase |
| "Very positive." |
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| What makes you laugh? |
| My son. Black Adder. FHM Magazine. Peter Cook & Dudley Moore. The Young Ones. "The Office." |
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| Favourite city |
| Vancouver |
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| Greatest extravagance/s |
| Health farms, fresh flowers and large wine glasses |
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| Current reading |
| 'Real Business'; 'The 7 day weekend', Ricardo Semler. 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus and children are from heaven', John Gray |
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| Favourite albums |
| 'Parachutes' by Coldplay. 'Love Deluxe' by Sade. 'Liquid Gold' by Gomez. 'Secret World' (Live) by Peter Gabriel. 'Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band.' |
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