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December is here folks, and with it comes that revolving door of office parties, client functions, Kris Kringles, dodgy decorations, end-of-year concerts, carols nights, and...

As the election dust settles and we reflect on the events of the last few days, a strong theme runs through the conversation: “I’m shocked/stunned/speechless.”...

Have you been watching the US presidential debates? Watching, that is, not reading the articles summarising what happened. Because we have, and it’s got us...

As I walked towards my (legally parked) car, I noticed a piece of folded paper tucked under the windscreen wiper. This is what it said...

Last week The Project‘s Waleed Aly provided a masterclass in persuasive communication. If you missed it, his commentary was in response to Sonia Kruger’s controversial...

If you were given the opportunity to get uncensored honest feedback about you and your performance from your most important stakeholders, would you take it?...

Story telling has been a big theme in our client work here at Milan Partners in the last few weeks. From senior executives, perhaps delivering...

How did you get your job? Can’t they tell you’re not really ‘at that level’? There are so many other people out there who know...

A wise woman I once worked with used to talk about busy work with a tone of disdain. In her view this was something ineffective...

People love to criticise PowerPoint. To be honest, this has always struck us as blaming shoddy workmanship on the tools rather than the tradesman, but...