THERE is a notion that people who accomplish results tend to be doers rather than talkers. The Clint Eastwood type. Silent but effective. And you see it often.

Jim Nicholson isn’t Clintesque though. There will be no lengthy silences with this man around. But Nicholson isn’t a bore-the-pants-off-you waffler either. Listen and you understand very quickly why he is a high achiever, whether it is in his business as a wine merchant, a racing administrator or a sponsor.