Britain voted to leave the European Union on 23rd June, 2016. Just six days later, Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, stated that there would be ‘no negotiations of any kind until the UK formally notifies its intention to withdraw’. In other words, until Britain triggered Article 50, there was nothing to talk about.
In any negotiation both sides potentially have a finite amount of time available for preparation, and we certainly are not advocating spending more time through rehearsal. The difference between the parties is not the amount of time spent in the preparation, but rather the quality of how the available time is used.
Fundamental to managing a business crisis effectively is our ability to remain calm and in control, and to continue to trade while the crisis is managed. Although the crisis may be very big for us, customers and stakeholders want to continue to do business and our capacity to meet their needs while we negotiate the crisis is a major measure of our effectiveness.