from 100,000 feet should we run it up the flag pole?
loved this one from over the pond. as a follow-up to an article about annoying office lingo, the bbc did us the favor of cataloging the 50 most annoying terms used during the business day. some of my favorites popped into the list:
leverage * paradigm shift * bandwidth * in this space * conversate * going forward
there were some i hadn’t heard of (but that i might include just to see if they catch on):
sprinkling our magic * we’d better not let the grass grow too long on this one * you can’t turn a tanker around with a speed boat change
and some should have been on the list:
grain size * add value * collaborate/share * run it up the flag pole
the all-time worst, in my opinion, is the proliferation of the word “best” in correspondence.
dear susie: you’re fired. best, your boss
dear mark: we’re being indicted for insider trading. best, the lawyers.
what are your favorites that did or didn’t make the list?
image via bbc
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come on — some real basics are missing here — any ex-big 5-er will tell you that!
loop back
don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
noodle it for awhile
and my favorite….
we have to see how much we can pump through the sausage machine…
for the last one — i personally like to put the word “shit” in there somewhere and you’d be amazed at how many places it fits in.
dog and pony show
touch base
drinking the kool aid
eating our own dog food.
and so on.
i always find it funny that post-consulting, i never start a sentence with a pronoun. Its never “I wanted to talk to you about blah blah blah. Its “wanted to talk to you…” or “thought i would…”
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