Mar
9
And, And, And, And…
- March 9th, 2010
Consolidating
Downsizing
Single-tasking
Focusing
Concentrating
Please follow me while I once again attempt to stop messing around:
Posts will continue at the Original Chrysalis Stage
Please adjust your feeds.
Okay, I already have that one in my reader.
You remind me of someone. Let me think … Oh, yeah. It’s me!
alright i will move over…
Funny thing I’m thinking of going opposite of what you are doing.
You got it!
As you wish
Okay
I’ve adjusted my feed. I’m thinking about adjusting myself right out of existence. Nobody reads what I write any more. :0(
If this is a list of egregious examples of business speak, then here are my personal favourites:
“debottlenecking”, “paradigmizing”
Of course, as an “employee commmunications” practitioner, I’m one of the worst offenders. I’ve actually slipped the following one in on several occasions and nobody noticed the meaninglessness of it (not that I expected anyone to to notice):
“We are committed to continue to focus…”
This all reminds me of the Dilbert cartoon of the management consultant so smart he has to carry a spare brain strapped to his abdomen to cater for situations in which additional thinking power is required.
masterymistery at cosmic rapture