Abstract
“Loose Lips Sink Ships” talks about leadership communication and how the business leaders should be discreet while trying to remain on the right side of the law. The focus of this chapter is on the maturity a business leader must develop and exhibit in making decisions and dealing with numerous individuals, in different capacities, while doing business. He cannot afford to be rigid in behaviour and attitude, as rigidity brings in obstinacy and the desire to put self at a higher pedestal than the business, one is supposed to manage and lead. Being a business leader, in essence, means flexible in approach, and not to overstate according to the demands of specific situation. Garrulity is often self-hurting and usually makes a person unconsciously slide into the grey area of law. A business leader should truly avoid being loquacious.
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Agarwal, A.K. (2019). Loose Lips Sink Ships. In: Legal Language and Business Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7534-7_1
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