Anyone who works in a business environment these days has no doubt had his or her fill of trendy buzzwords and overused corporate jargon. This annoying “Business Speak” attempts to transform simple language into words designed to impart vast knowledge and business acumen. As we’ve all seen for ourselves, unfortunately, such mumbo jumbo fails to communicate on any meaningful level. True leaders seek to form fresh, new ideas – not simply regurgitate popular phrases.
There’s a new year ahead. Let’s resolve to nix corporate clichés like these* in 2010!
110 percent
360-degree thinking
A high-altitude view
At the end of the day
Big picture
Challenge (the new “problem”)
Circle back
Feedback
From the get-go
Going forward
Incentivize
It is what it is
Leverage
Low-hanging fruit
Not enough bandwidth
On the radar
Out of the loop
Phoning it in
Pushback
Reach out
Think outside the box
Tipping point
Touch base about that offline
Value-added
Vast majority
*Adapted from “20 Annoying Corporate Buzzwords and Clichés” by Dave Caruso (www.ezinearticles.com), with additional contributions from SPR staff.
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