And that's not something I need a computer to tell me.

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Two years old, it still has everything I need in a computer, including an ethereally comfortable keyboard.

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Do I need a portable computer which I can carry with me at all times and check obsessively throughout the day?

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However, when I ask why they need a faster computer and they tell me that it will allow them to build a more valuable deliverable for our clients, the elements of that improved deliverable become part of my strategic vision.

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When a co-worker tells me they need a faster computer, I tell the IT guy.

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"It's a little bit like loading software onto a computer, trying to fill my mind with all the information I need in order to be an effective Chief Constable, " he said.

BBC: Nick Gargan