20 Annoying Corporate Buzzwords and Clichés by Dave Caruso
Do you work in a job setting where trendy buzzwords and jargon tend to permeate the atmosphere? If so, then you have been exposed to the annoying “Business Speak” that attempts to transform simple language into words designed to impart vast knowledge and business acumen. Ironically, true leadership comes in the form of new ideas and not simply regurgitating popular phrases.
Here are some of the top offending buzzwords and clichés translated:
Change Management (we have a new idea but no evidence it will work)
Employee Engagement (let’s attempt to show workers we care about what they think)
Going Forward (redefining the obvious)
Does That Make Sense? (you’d better agree with me and do what I say you idiot)
Set Them Up For Success (we should implement normal training and establish guidelines)
Deployment (inflates the scale when a new idea is implemented)
Reach Out (contacting someone who has no desire to hear from you)
Rightsizing (whoops, we hired too many people and need to begin layoffs)
Reskilling (your skills are no longer needed here)
Pushback (someone who has a different opinion than management)
Feedback (rebuff of person exhibiting Pushback)
Metric (should have just said measurement but now people think I am so smart)
Proactive (doing your job versus sleeping)
Organic Growth (business is bad so we need to scale back our growth projections)
Incentivize (formerly known as getting a raise for a job well done)
Best Practices (typically used to justify an inflated salary by creating a sense of value)
Touchbase (we need to discuss job performance issues)
Circle Back ( I have no idea what the answer to your question is)
Leverage (manipulate the situation to your advantage)
Value Added (my ideas make money for the company)
So if you are working with someone trying to “Think Outside The Box”, just remain calm and remember, “It Is What It Is.”
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