Excerpt: Proud, by Michael Healey (unexpurgated)
Reprinted by permission of Michael HealeyScene 3The prime minister's office. It's early.PRIME MINISTERStrategy is long-term thinking about how to achieve goals.JISBELLAYes.PRIME MINISTERA tactic is an act you take in the short term that serves a particular strategy.JISBELLAOkay.PRIME MINISTERIt always bugs me when people confuse the two.JISBELLAI bet. Can I get a coffee?PRIME MINISTERNo.JISBELLAYou have a coffee.PRIM…