I came across this list of annoying or hackneyed corporate expressions. We've all used most of them from time to time but as I went down the list, I was trying come up with some equally good, just as economical and appropriate alternatives to some of the expressions. It was tough. For example, what's an alternative to 'add value'? I can't think of one.
Here's the list. Help me out. To avoid clumsiness, your alternative mustn't have more than one extra word.
- Best in class
- Value add
- Game changer
- Action plan
- On the same page
- Game plan
- Thought leadership
- Brainstorm
- Price point
- Organic growth
- Deep dive
- Customer centric
- In the pipeline
- Hit the ground running
- Moving parts
- Bring to the table
- Bang for your buck
- Laser focused
- Move the needle
- In the driver's seat
- Gatekeeper
- Low hanging fruit
- Lean in
- Jump ship
- Results driven
- Flesh out
- Up the ladder
- Bells and whistles
- All hands on deck
- Loop in
- Nuts and bolts
- Smoke and mirrors
- Drill down
- Back to the drawing board
- Action item
- Window of opportunity
- Out of the loop
- Pain point
- Think outside the box
- Reinvent the wheel
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But you're going to have to leverage some synergies if you want people to revert back with blue sky thinking. You just have to reimagine the possible...
- Best in class - best
- Value add - improve
- Game changer - improvement (significant)
- Action plan - plan
- On the same page - agree
- Game plan - plan
- Thought leadership - just don't use it
- Brainstorm - a think
- Price point - price
- Organic growth - compost heap
- Deep dive - look into
- Customer centric - pointless to define it because stuff should already be
- In the pipeline - on the way
- Hit the ground running - get on with it
- Moving parts - what on earth?
- Bring to the table - what are your thoughts
- Bang for your buck - value
- Laser focused - what?
- Move the needle - progress (had to Google what that meant)
- In the driver's seat - leading
- Gatekeeper - no idea
- Low hanging fruit - easy win
- Lean in - tower of Pisa
- Jump ship - left
- Results driven - as opposed to what?
- Flesh out - detail
- Up the ladder - don't look this one up on urban dictionary
- Bells and whistles - trims or features
- All hands on deck - don't use this ever because it usually means somebody has left so there are less people to do more work
- Loop in - ask
- Nuts and bolts - are components
- Smoke and mirrors - lies
- Drill down - look into
- Back to the drawing board - start again
- Action item - what to do
- Window of opportunity - think this one is ok?
- Out of the loop - not here
- Pain point - is that aka Death by PowerPoint?
- Think outside the box - be creative
- Reinvent the wheel - impossible to say any alternative to this without sounding like a smug tit
I've failed Spiv class haven't Ii ask staff to get it right, and make a difference
And if they have a good attitude while they do that, I’m happy
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If more explanation is required, the word 'utter' may preface any of these terms to make them more specific.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It's not mad to say, "we don't need to reinvent the wheel". Bang for buck is not exactly corporate either.
Even synergy is a real, and useful, word. I did think nexus was odd, and perhaps not especially useful...
Have also noticed some politicians & commentators have discovered "Turbo charged", presumably meaning faster, better more powerful. Interesting to reflect here that the engine device uses waste gases to produce its effects.
It's not chosen, selected, assembled, gathered, collected, designated. It's always bloody curated. What, has everyone only just discovered the sodding word?
You can run it up your arse you pretentious twat.