They are encouraged to converse with all manner of people on all topics and within a few short weeks is able to engage in long conversations without understanding a single word. Here they learn to develop their technique. The broad smile, the confidential grin, the nervous giggle and the elementary standard assurance of non-committal openings to each remark. Once they have been successful in creating a few minor crises they can expect rapid promotion and a series of pay rises. A planner has many talents.
Planners are extremely skilled in the art of delay.
Any planner worth their salt can produce a six-month delay with contemptuous ease. A skilful manipulation of meetings, sickness, holidays and the democratic process, coupled with assistance from the law, can be devastating. Decisions can be avoided for years on end, and a quick transfer to another authority can enable the process to be repeated ad infinitum. A planner's dearest wish is to send everything back first time to see whether the applicant really means it. A sense of humour is also a vital asset to the planner.