10 Worst Phrases to Use in Business
From MSN Careers, Today's 10 Worst Phrases to Use in Business.
My personal pet peeves:
All sports metaphors - I had a boss who wasn't a big sports fan, and would say things like "we're already on the 99 yard line". He was surprised when I told him that it only went up to 50.
Granularity - widely misused by people (intentionally!) trying to sound corporate, it refers to the level of detail to "drill down to".
Work smarter not harder - this is used when management does not plan to give you the resources you need.
I'll take that under advisement - it really means that I won't take that under advisement.
Thinking outside the box - this is so tired and cliche that it is inside the box.
Thought leader - new but stupid
At the end of the day - loses all effectiveness when used in every third sentence.
My personal pet peeves:
All sports metaphors - I had a boss who wasn't a big sports fan, and would say things like "we're already on the 99 yard line". He was surprised when I told him that it only went up to 50.
Granularity - widely misused by people (intentionally!) trying to sound corporate, it refers to the level of detail to "drill down to".
Work smarter not harder - this is used when management does not plan to give you the resources you need.
I'll take that under advisement - it really means that I won't take that under advisement.
Thinking outside the box - this is so tired and cliche that it is inside the box.
Thought leader - new but stupid
At the end of the day - loses all effectiveness when used in every third sentence.
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