Management-speak.....

........throughout the English speaking world, this form of English is spoken in boardrooms globally and universally understood by no-one. Or at least, while each word may be comprehensible, whole sentences convey little.

I think anyone who's ever worked in an office will recognize most of these.

Thinking outside of the box
Paradigm shift
Pushing the envelope
Being pro-active
Streamlining
Downsizing
Ball park figures
Touching base
Price hikes
Mission statement
Best practice
Trailblazer
Value added
Syndicate a decision
Up- and-comer
High-flier
Team-player
Get-up-and -go

I once spent an hour and a half in a meeting, listening to some wankers try to define the meaning of the new buzzword "value-added" and how they could apply it to their business.

What are your views- Is management speak a revolution or just an evolution of the English language?

Hehe, in one of my jobs I worked with a guy who consistently said "I just wanted to touch base with you..." Something about the phrase irritated me, especially because he said it so often.

<<Thinking outside of the box

Being pro-active>>

I hear these 2 terms uttered so often by upper management that I'm ready to kill the next one who says it. Grrrr!

I think we can all unterstand what "price hikes" are -- without ever having spent any time in the company boardroom (at least while the board was in session).

The overuse of buzzwords by a manager is a sign of low intelligence.

LOL!

And that manager probably can't spell very well.

A lot of jobs seem to ask or "can do" people, I'm still waiting to see the job ad asking for "can't do" people. Also "championing a cause" seems to be a popular expression.

Team player = ass kisser!