Training / Communications Blog

We blog weekly about training and communications. If our posts strike a chord of elephantine proportions, do comment – we love a good conversation.

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Negative language: The Top 10 Pink Elephants of 2021

Unnecessarily negative quotes and statements create negative media headlines. Here’s our list of the top 10 pink elephants of 2021 – and how you can avoid similar danger.

16th December 2021

How to fire someone badly: Better.com’s Zoom call

Vishal Garg, from Better.com, fired 900 people on a Zoom call this week. If that’s the wrong way to do it, how can we all make difficult decisions with empathy, directness and integrity?

9th December 2021

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Boris Johnson speech: what went wrong at the CBI?

Analysing a Boris Johnson speech is challenging at the best of times – and the one he gave to the CBI this week made for painful viewing. Let’s analyse what happened, and what you can do differently the next time you’re caught short on stage.

24th November 2021

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