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Mrs_Beastman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:29 PM Original message |
What's your favorite 'business speak' your company uses? |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Maximize" anything...I don't think it was a verb before business speak! |
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Mrs_Beastman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. ugh! pro active is awful.....along the lines of self starter |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. Where I work, it doesn't matter if the damned thing works or not, |
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Mrs_Beastman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. strange |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. We had the EDS drinking game |
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madison2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. 'paradigm shift', 'thinking outside the box', 'iterative' |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. On your knees, Hedges, you corporate whore. |
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Mrs_Beastman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. no, your not a corp whore until you use the 'empowering' words without a |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. I refer to home furnishings as "storage solutions." |
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Mrs_Beastman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 04:30 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. err, you may have a problem |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. Utilize our assets opportunistically to cross-laterally... |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. Where I used to work, upper management wanted everyone to feel |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Empowered = you take on more responsiblity for NO More $$$ |
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madison2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. empowered, they used that a lot in graduate school |
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madison2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. how could we forget "mission critical" and "metrics"?! |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Aiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee! You're right! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Our newest: "Escalate" |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. "Sustainable development" |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. "At the end of the day" |
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GiovanniC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. "Going Forward" and "On a Go-Forward Basis" Are My LEAST Favorite |
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DrGonzoLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. The internet is for legitimate business use only |
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Eagle_Eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
17. Continuous improvement |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Thanks for reminding me! |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
47. Not to suggest I've drunk the koolaid or anything, but . . . |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
44. I work in a hospital with a CQI dept. |
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Ivan Sputnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
18. There are no "problems" in the business world. |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. We're not being outsourced or offshored, we're being "right-sourced" |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. No - there are no challenges, only opportunities. |
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Eagle_Eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. Action Item |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Who *was* that masked cartoonist? I don't know, but I wanted to thank him. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 04:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. That's hilarious! Thanks! |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. I hate "going forward" and you know that! |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
23. Learnings (as opposed to Findings) |
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vixengrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. Sheesh--that's an abuse of language! |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
25. Here's a real e-mail for the Sales Mgr. of my company: |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. "Touch base with..." |
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BunnyPuncher (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. Win-Win |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Almost as bad: Net-net |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-05-05 11:10 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Just out of curiosity . . . |
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BunnyPuncher (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 11:39 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. They used process maps all right |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 02:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I'll agree that 5 shelf-feet of process map binders . . . |
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BunnyPuncher (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:53 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. The ones that came to me were mainly... |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 11:35 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. I've done corporate and I've done academia . . . |
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Worst Username Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-05 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
31. "Utilize." 99% of the time, the correct word is USE, people. |
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SeveneightyWhoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
40. I watch one of Canada's all-business channels (like CNBC).. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. I hate "business speak". |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
43. Don't forget "Team Building." |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Careful about the scatalogical references to "6 Sigma" |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Sorry for stepping on toes. |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 11:20 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Not to worry -- I wear steel-toed boots to work. |
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HeyManThatsCool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
46. "critical oversight" |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Meaning you diss someone in public because they overlooked something? |
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HeyManThatsCool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. no, it means |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 11:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. I suspect you already realized that . . . |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
52. "Acquire an Associate" |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 11:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. I'm just guessing, but . . . |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-05 05:43 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. yes |
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phusion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
53. My job involves a lot of acronyms... |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
57. excessive use of "Challenge" and "Opportunity" |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-06-05 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
58. "leverage" is my all-time favorite. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-05 12:25 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. impact used as a verb |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-05 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
62. Mine is "Solution". Everything is a freakin' "solution" now... |
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