A man stands in the office of his manager in a consulting firm near London Bridge

Henry: Anything you’d like to say for yourself?

Percy: Where did you get these copies?

Henry: Samantha found them the day after the party.

Percy: And they were in the photocopier?
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School