Process Case Studies – How the EU Nominates a POP Listing

If you don’t know the process for adopting proposals, your chances of positively influencing the outcome go down. A challenge is that many of the most critical steps, e.g. validation of the entry and inter-service consultation – are not public.  If you are blind to these critical windows of opportunity, your chances diminish. From time … Read more

Wireframe for a letter to the Commission

We spend a lot of time sending letters to officials and politicians. Most don’t land well. These letters come across as whiny, babbling and incoherent. They get ignored and land up in the bin. This is my approach.   Wireframe for a letter to the Commission Dear [Name] Subject Heading: Indicates the issue/procedure. Point 1: … Read more

Some suggestions to make your work as a lobbyist easier

I was recently asked for suggestions on managing my workload as a lobbyist. Here are some things I try and practice. They took time and pain to learn. You can’t do two different things well at once.  If you try, you’ll spend 3 x more time correcting it. You can only have a small circle … Read more