UNDERNEWS: Race to the bottom: Words and phrases

October 10, 2014

Race to the bottom: Words and phrases

The top of the worst, based on actions, stats & statements
over the past year. Suggestions welcomed

Awesome
Actually
Amazing
At the end of the day
Comprehensive approach
Conversation (for a debate or argument)
Disruptive
Frankly
Optics
Pivot
Robust
Sentences that begin with so or like
Strategic
Silo
Transparency

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Rigor; October 11, 2014 at 6:53 AM
Anonymous said...: "Creating synergies," "thinking out of the box" and "best practices" are also among the favorite phrases of the current gibberish generation of management consultants.; October 12, 2014 at 10:11 PM

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