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 2013-02-21 3:18 PM |
Master 2083   Houston, TX |  Subject: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!!
This is somewhat of an extension from the potty mouth thread a while back. I hate buzzwords. YES, I am affording that much emotion to an inanimate object. Not even object, concept! I loath them. Detest them in fact. Whenever I hear them in meetings or general office speak it sends my mind reeling into a cavernous pit of despair. It comes across as fake IMO. Their usage gives me a vibe of "I don't know what I'm talking about so I'm going to throw a buzzword in to sound more knowledgeable": Increase Visibility Across Business Silos (this one's a face puncher) Dang it! I used one!
I'm sure I've used one or two in my lifetime unknowingly, and I'm sure I got a little dumber after I did. |
| 2013-02-21 3:20 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! We need to circle back and this time be proactive and think outside the box. |
| 2013-02-21 3:21 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Champion 6056  Menomonee Falls, WI | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! |
| 2013-02-21 3:23 PM in reply to: #4632153 |
Expert 1951  | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! Kido - 2013-02-21 4:20 PM We need to circle back and this time be proactive and think outside the box. Why don't you create an action plan for that. |
| 2013-02-21 3:24 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Elite 5145 Cleveland | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! I'm glad that you've reached out and opened a dialogue with us on this.
Remember, our door is always open. |
| 2013-02-21 3:24 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
| Austin, Texas or Jupiter, Florida | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! Best Practices is a legal term though. I don't think we can kill things that are crucial to contracts. On the other hand, I do agree with your other selections. I personally hate political buzzwords. "Fair share" "Legitimate Rape" "sequestration" etc. |
| 2013-02-21 3:27 PM in reply to: #4632158 |
| Philadelphia, south of New York and north of DC | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! I'm already in the weeds, so I can't participate in this thread. |
| 2013-02-21 3:27 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Member 522 Saint Paul, MN | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! People I work with seem to like military themed buzzwords for some reason. "go to battle with" "keep some powder dry" |
| 2013-02-21 3:34 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
| Master 2083 Houston, TX | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! |
| 2013-02-21 3:47 PM in reply to: #4632190 |
Master 1584 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! It will take some innovation to phase out these words |
| 2013-02-21 4:13 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! We're going to need to ideate this if we're going to monetize it. ROI Cross-functional Download (meaning "to fill someone in") My favorite are buzzwords that no one but the speaker understands. I had a boss who used to use the expression "get the G-2" which she said meant "gather intelligence", and which she claimed was a WWI-era OSS expression or something. She was pretty much full of baloney about most things, so she could have made it up. Either way, no one ever know what she was talking about. Edited by jmk-brooklyn 2013-02-21 4:15 PM |
| 2013-02-21 4:28 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
| Austin, Texas or Jupiter, Florida | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! G-2 would be an intel officer on a General's Command Staff. S-2 is Battalion Intel Officer usually. But saying "I need the G-2" is kinda cheesy. I agree on Cross Functional. I dislike saying "go to battle" or "in the trenches." Because sitting in a boardroom and going to war ain't even close. I don't like "Seamless". Except in the crotch of my bike shorts that is... |
| 2013-02-21 4:31 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! |
| 2013-02-21 4:37 PM in reply to: #4632259 |
Elite 5145 Cleveland | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! lisac957 - 2013-02-21 5:31 PM There are tons of these online - funny
OMG! I'm going to have to print some of these off for out quarterly staff meeting next week |
| 2013-02-21 4:38 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Extreme Veteran 645 Media, PA | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! G2 is a legitimate military term, related to intelligence, or what the enemy is up to more specifically. It's still used today by at least the US Army, probably USMC as well. There are others, G1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and maybe 7. They're different staff sections for things like personnel, supply, administration, and IT. Some of my "favorites" are action item, ETC, or anything EVM related. |
| 2013-02-21 4:54 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Master 4101 Denver | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! If you look at it from the 35,000 foot level it's not that big a deal. |
| 2013-02-21 4:55 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Elite 3770 | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! Ideate? Is that like conversate? |
| 2013-02-21 5:01 PM in reply to: #4632157 |
Veteran 513 Chicago (Old Town) | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! KateTri1 - 2013-02-21 3:23 PM Kido - 2013-02-21 4:20 PM We need to circle back and this time be proactive and think outside the box. Why don't you create an action plan for that. Great idea! Ping me when you have something put together. |
| 2013-02-21 5:07 PM in reply to: #4632291 |
| Master 2083 Houston, TX | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! turtlegirl - 2013-02-21 4:55 PM Ideate? Is that like conversate?
I ended an interview with an applicant DIRECTLY after she used the word conversate. Unacceptable! Edited by jgaither 2013-02-21 5:15 PM |
| 2013-02-21 5:12 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Champion 15211 Southern Chicago Suburbs, IL | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! ROI is not neccessarily a buzzword but I would argue that it is overused and/or used in appropriately. |
| 2013-02-21 5:35 PM in reply to: #4632259 |
Master 3870 | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! lisac957 - 2013-02-21 2:31 PM There are tons of these online - funny
Ha! I'll have to find one for my teacher friends. We used to make our own buzzword games for staff meetings. Differentiation was THE word the last year I was in classroom. |
| 2013-02-21 9:06 PM in reply to: #4632147 |
Pro 3906 St Charles, IL | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! I'm not sure I have the resources to add your ask to my tasking at this time, let's circle back later and reassess. |
| 2013-02-21 9:13 PM in reply to: #4632255 |
Member 522 Saint Paul, MN | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! GomesBolt - 2013-02-21 4:28 PM I dislike saying "go to battle" or "in the trenches." Because sitting in a boardroom and going to war ain't even close. Agreed. That is kind of why I hate them in our office. Nothing I do is even close to what the military does. |
| 2013-02-22 9:30 AM in reply to: #4632147 |
Pro 5761 Bartlett, TN | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! Glad to see you are "generating some conversation" about this.
My Top"
"It is what it is, I get that..." |
| 2013-02-22 9:31 AM in reply to: #4632147 |
Veteran 273 Highland, Michigan | Subject: RE: DIE Buzzwords DIE!!!! Lebron's favorite, "At the end of the day..." |
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