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It is what you ‘do’ that matters, not what you ‘say’!

Brian LeggettJuly 31, 2018

After listening to and reading the media over the last days, it may be prudent to rely on what politicians do and not what they say. The media seems to be interested in commentating only on what they say. This certainly is borne out with Mr Trump’s recent visit to Brussels, London and Helsinki. Amazingly […]

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Is President Trump playing the silence card?

Brian LeggettJuly 22, 2018

  We are never short of surprises with Mr. Trump. The careful and somewhat disciplined style of communicating of previous presidents of the lawyer-cum-politician as opposed to the New York real estate style of Donald Trump, has hit the headlines again, but not in the way most of us expected. Just as President Trump was […]

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Mr Trump is back with us again!

Brian LeggettJuly 14, 2018

  Well now that the World Cup is finally coming to an end, the Brexit situation is more confused than ever, and Mr Trump has arrived in Europe, it is time to reflect on all the events. Indeed, Mr Trump has given the media a bonanza with his controversial statements.  England is out of the […]

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Brian Leggett is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Managing People in Organizations. His areas of interest include the use of persuasion (rhetoric) and dialectic in the management process; the practical application of persuasion and dialectic in management situations; and the connection between leadership and communication.

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