- They said something inaccurate.
- They said something insensitive.
- They said something offensive.
- Their timing was wrong.
- They slanted the facts.
- They shot from the hip.
- They chose the wrong audience.
- Their words were okay but the tone was off.
- They said something once said by a really bad person and so they must be bad.
- They are hypocritical.
- They are posturing.
- They are inarticulate.
- They are too smooth.
- They are just repeating talking points. (Unlike our side, of course.)
- They've said this before.
- They've never said this before so their remarks must be contrived.
- They didn't say it but they implied it.
- They didn't say it but we know they really meant it.
- They sounded arrogant.
- They talked down to us.
- They were demagogic.
Commentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and Life
Monday, April 16, 2012
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2 comments:
It wasn't what they said but HOW they said it.
Kurt,
You nailed a big one.
Michael
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