Paul Taylor

  • Do You Have A Jargon Problem?

    We’ve experimentally demonstrated what you may have already suspected: People use jargon not just to communicate, but also to show off.  Zachariah Brown, Eric Anicich, Adam Galinsky Do you have a jargon problem? Defenders of jargon say it acts as necessary professional shorthand – it conveys complicated ideas succinctly – and used well, it does.…

    Paul Taylor

  • Indifference Towards Truth: Rebuilding Trust In a Post Lockdown World

    If ever there was a time for critical thinking to make a comeback it’s right about now. This post was written in week eight of the UK lockdown , 55 days in which we’ve generated more speculation, more opinion and more outright bullshit than at any other time in human history. (That statement , by…

    Paul Taylor

  • An A-Z of Office Jargon

    Apparently – ‘Touch Base” is the most-hated office phrase for a second year in a row. Certainly – it’s a mainstay of contact requests I get from Linkedin. And if I fail to touch base I usually get someone ‘circling back’ to remind me. But surely the most in vogue phrase is ‘we’re on a…

    Paul Taylor

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