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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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How do we deal with uncertainty?

Brian LeggettJune 13, 2018

The job of president of the United States seems cut out for a lawyer-cum-professional politician profile possessing a degree of charisma and gravitas. There are procedures, protocols and customs to be followed, along with a particular usage of language. Lawyers seem to fit the profile. Our most recent example is Barrack Obama whom the commentators […]

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Brian O’C Leggett

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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