Inspired by Headway Capital's infographic of the same name.

Have you ever said something at work that you immediately regret?
We all have right!?

Especially in a the creative industry. A place where tensions run high on a regular basis, with passionate people investing a lot of time and effort in ideas which will or will not move forward.

Words can be very subjective. Things can easily be taken out of context by your peers and managers.
Sometimes you can spend hours thinking about some off-hand comment, and how people may have interpreted it.

Only to find out later, they didn't think about what you said anyway.

"The workplace can be a minefield of office politics, stress and complicated relationships. One way you can make your time in the office easier is by knowing what not to say"

These notes contain 12 common phrases you may hear, with what you should say instead of those phrases.

What you say and the way you say it matter, it can easily shift the way people perceive you and your ideas.
Don't underestimate the link between perception and professional credibility.