TY - JOUR AB - Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.Findings Effective strategy implementation can be helped or impeded by an organization's use of metaphors and other figurative language. Firms must consider standardized or more targeted approaches to different organizational groups to metaphor usage. This is likely to impact on the capacity of such linguistic devices to determine whether employees embrace or resist the strategy being introduced.Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. VL - 35 IS - 7 SN - 0258-0543 DO - 10.1108/SD-04-2019-0075 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-04-2019-0075 PY - 2019 Y1 - 2019/01/01 TI - More than a figure of speech: What metaphor use can reveal about collaboration in the workplace T2 - Strategic Direction PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 34 EP - 36 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -