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Blah, blah #3 - Encyclopedia of business cliches

August 15th, 2007

One of the nice things about the web is that you’ll always find someone who is doing something better than you.
On the theme of business cliches, Seth Godin has put together an encyclopedia on Squidoo. Below are his top ten. When I looked at them I realised that I use at least two or three […]

Blah, Blah Ginger File file #2 - Buzzword Balance sheet

July 20th, 2007

Leon Gettler, The Age Blogs: Management Line writes:
On the same page, thought leadership, paradigm shift, out of the loop, result-focused, total quality, ballpark, ticks in boxes, value-add, touch base, think outside the box, stretch the envelope, put this one to bed, close the loop, at the end of the day, hot button, interface, guesstimate, key […]

“Blah-blah, Ginger, blah, blah blah…” - #1

July 11th, 2007

“Our planning and implementation leverage best practice, proven principles, practical experience and world-class […]

Murder communication with a thousand buzzwords

March 18th, 2006

I read an article on a site called Marketingtoday.com which caught my eye; it was about the use of meaningless buzz words and management speak in communications. I love this stuff, and it will only get worse I’m sure.
We (and our customers) are comstantly bombarded with communications through an increasing number of channels; email, print, […]