Every month
The Standing Brief — Associations Edition
Two pages a month: what a chief executive in another market did about the same problem, and one thing off your deferred list.
One guest chief executive per issue, from a different market, in their own words — what they did about a problem you also have, what it cost them, and what they would do differently. Translated and edited by us, and approved by the guest before it publishes. Plus one item off the list your team keeps deferring, properly scoped: what it would take, what it would cost, what it would save.
First issue on the first working day of the month after you subscribe.
What you get
- One guest chief executive per issue, from a different market, in their own words
- Translation and editing by us — the guest approves every quote before it publishes
- One deferred item, scoped — effort, cost, saving
- Two pages, on the first working day of the month
- Searchable access to every interview we have published, while you subscribe
- Yours to forward internally, to a board or a committee
What it is not
The boundary is the useful part. If one of these is what you need, this is the wrong product and the page should say so before you pay, not after.
- It tells you what needs doing. It does not do it.
- Not a news round-up. One guest, one problem, one country per issue.
- Two pages. Not a consulting engagement and not a retainer for advice.
- No quote publishes without the guest approving it in their own language.
- No calls, no workshops, no slideware.
After you pay
Step 1
Day 0 — you pay, and the receipt arrives by email.
Step 2
Within one working day — one email: which sector you are in, and which deferred item to start with.
Step 3
Month 1, first working day — the first Brief, in your inbox.
Step 4
Every month after — same day, same shape, two pages.
What you need
- Your sub-sector, so the issue arrives in the right edition
- Your deferred list — three items on the back of an envelope is enough to start
The price, in full
€350 a month. Cancel any time before renewal and you keep every issue you have been sent.
- VAT
- Prices are in euro and exclude VAT. Where VAT applies it is added at checkout, and a VAT invoice is issued with the receipt.
- Payment
- Card, or bank transfer against an invoice. Invoice orders ship on cleared funds.
- Delivery
- First issue on the first working day of the month after you subscribe.
- If you change your mind
- Fourteen days from delivery to cancel for a full refund. Tell us in writing within those fourteen days and the machine comes back to us — we pay the return.
- Who you are buying from
- You are buying from Centurion AI, the trading name of Adrian Barkus, a sole trader in the United Kingdom.
The questions that would otherwise be a call
Can I cancel?+
Yes, at any time, before the next renewal. You keep every issue you have been sent.
Is it written for my organisation or is it the same page for everyone?+
It is written per sub-sector, not per organisation — twenty-six editions, and you get the one that matches what you do. The personal part is the deferred item: that one is yours, and it is chosen from your list.
Why would I read what a CEO in another country did?+
Because their national network cannot tell you. A federation in the Netherlands, a chamber in Poland and a college in Spain are solving the same problems in different languages, and none of them reads the others. Being the conduit is the whole product.
How do you handle translation?+
We translate and edit, then send the quote back to the guest for approval in their own language before it publishes. If they do not approve it, it does not run. A guest can also choose to be anonymised — "a chief executive of a twelve-staff medical body in Sweden" — which is often both safer and more useful.
Can my board read it?+
Forward it. It is written to be read by a board, not to be explained by you first.
Do I need the machine for this?+
No. The Brief stands on its own.
What if I only want one item scoped?+
That is what you get every month — one item, properly scoped. The rest is what changed around you.
Do I have to speak to somebody to buy?+
No. Every price, delivery window and term is on this page. Pay by card and it is done in a minute; pay by invoice and the invoice is in your inbox within one working day. The briefing is there if you want it, and it is optional.
Who am I actually buying from?+
You are buying from Centurion AI, the trading name of Adrian Barkus, a sole trader in the United Kingdom.
What if I change my mind?+
Fourteen days from delivery to cancel for a full refund. Tell us in writing within those fourteen days and the machine comes back to us — we pay the return.
Is there a webinar I can sit in on first?+
Yes — we run live sessions through the year showing the machine working on real work, with questions taken at the end. Nothing in them is required before you buy. To be told when the next one runs, reply to any email from us, or take the free briefing.
If you would rather see it before you buy
There is nothing on this page you need a person for. But if you want the machine specified against your own systems first, book the free briefing — one call, no obligation, and it is the only conversation on this page.
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