Friday, July 20, 2007

words i wish i never had to hear again in the context of work

Leverage
Drive
Strategy
Crossover Potential
Engage
Tactical
Objective
Check-in
5000 Pound Elephant
Incentivize
Value Add
Handoff
Repurpose
Drill Down
Core Competencies

What annoys me even more is that I find myself using these ridiculous phrases in conversations during meetings.... WHY OH WHY?!? I disappoint myself.

2 comments:

Sam said...

What about phrases such as "fire up the laptop" and "shoot me an e-mail" ?

uncle tim said...

i don't think "incentivize" is even a word.