Substituting the word ‘contact’ with a term that will at best see you reprimanded by HR, and at worst have you serving time in a minimum-security prison facility. Reach out (‘I’ll reach out to you next week’) Moving parts (‘there are lots of moving parts in this project’)Ĭomparing your business to a 60’s classic car, which never worked particularly well. Gong Show (‘this sale is turning into a Gong Show!’)Ĭomparing your current disaster to the highly successful and excellently executed ‘70s television show of the same name, which ran in syndication for 13 years, was nominated for several awards, and inspired a Gong Show revival in 2017. The judicious use of force, peer pressure, and group think to cow people into publicly agreeing to do what you decided you wanted them to want to do in the first place.Įmpower (‘it’s important for our people to feel empowered’)Ĭondescending to grant the little people some of your monarchical authority, but not enough so that it goes to their heads. Jumping from one bandwagon to the next, desperately hoping something will work and make you look like a star.īuy in (‘we must make sure we get buy in from the team’) Pivot (‘we decided to pivot to a new tactic') ![]() ![]() To that end, I’ve put together a short glossary of business terms for your mental stimulation: CORPORATE JARGON YOU MUST KNOW IN ORDER TO SUCCEED: If you’re going to win in business, you’re going to have to learn how to throw around some corporate jargon that will earmark you for success.
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