Business Jargon
Beware of these empty words. Before you write one of these phrases, ask yourself: "Am I using these words with intention?"
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800 pound gorilla in the room
A leading provider of ____
A plus for all stakeholders
Actionable
Architect (as a verb)
ASAP
At the end of the day
Ballpark figure
Benchmark
Best of Breed
Best Practices
Bring our ‘A’ game
Brings a lot of value to the table
Change Agent
Circle back
Core competency
Cradle to grave
Cross functional
Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater
Drink the Kool-Aid
Drop the ball
End-to-end solution
Enterprise-wide
Etc…
Faster, Cheaper, Better
First mover
From a _____ standpoint
Full service
game changer
Giving 110%
Going forward
Going from good to great
Going viral
Gotta raise the bar
Has legs and can go really far...
Headcount
I don’t have the bandwidth
I’m not throwing him under the bus, but...
Impactful
Improve ROI
In the ... space
In today’s highly competitive global
Industry Leader
Industry Standard
Integrated approach
It is what it is
Learning (noun)
Let’s be proactive here people
Let’s hit the ground running
Let’s take this off-line
Low-hanging fruit
Manage expectations
Maximize
Maximize customer satisfaction
Mission critical
Net-net
Next generation
Now more yhan ever
On a granular level
Out-Of-Pocket
Paradigm Shift
Perfect storm
Ping
Pre-plan
Push back
Push the envelope
Put a stake in the ground
Putting lipstick on a pig
Resonate
Rightsizing
Robust
Scalable
Seamless integration
Six Sigma
Skin in the game
Solution
Spending more time with my family
State of the art
Step up to the plate
Strategery
Synergy
Take it to the Next Level
Tee it up
The 80%-20% rule
The bottom line
The customer is always right
The Elephant in the room
The iPod of...
Thinking outside of the box
Today, more than ever
Too many chiefs and not enough Indians
Touch base
Transparency
User-experience
Value-added proposition
Web 2.0
When the rubber meets the road
Win-win situation
Work Life Balance