The Advocate voice in its functional version:

“I think the Team Leader should do this.”

“You were absolutely fantastic; I loved the way you approached that meeting.”

“I don’t agree; it just conflicts fundamentally with my values and my beliefs.”

“I have a really strong view on this, I really feel that this is what we should be doing as a team.”

“I really believe strongly that we should allow team members to work from home 2 days a week…I think our teams will benefit from that work life balance which ultimately is going to improve engagement, retention and performance.”

“I would really go for option A here, I’ve taken it before and I’ve found it to work really well.”

“I’m not prepared to agree to that..”

“I think Jocelyn makes a really good point here and I’m fully supportive of what she’s saying.“

“That’s not a proposal that I’m prepared to accept.”

“I loved that training course and I would recommend it to anybody that’s interested in that topic.“

“No, no you’re not listening; we tried this back in 2019 and it didn’t work. We tried it again in 2021 and it still didn’t work!”

“I keep telling you coming in by car isn’t good for the environment; it does all sorts of bad things. You need to be like me and come by bike, or at the very least you need to use public transport, but cycling or walking is the way that we need to go.”

“I don’t think you really understand the politics here, you’re underestimating things, we need to speak to the stakeholders more.” 

“We should all be working from home at least two days a week, it’s obviously the best way….It’s really that simple, this is the right approach.”

“I tend to find that this way is the best; I’ve used it many, many times; it’s been a great success in varied situations and actually many other people find that too, so that’s the thing that I think we should do.”

“So I really think that this is the best way and actually the only way we should be progressing forwards. In my experience this would be our best option.”

“Yes, I know you’re not sure, but I really think it would be a great job for you; it’s close to home, the team are so nice, you’ll get to learn new skills…I think it’s brilliant, really.”

“This is an open and shut case as far as I’m concerned.”

“I’ve put forward a number of proposals on a number of occasions as I usually do this work, and I’ve demonstrated time and time again why it works.”

“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: EQ. Emotional Intelligence. That’s what we need to develop, more EQ, more Emotional Intelligence. It’s the key to all the people stuff, the soft skills. Read the book, you’ll see.”