![]() The worst use of the overdone term 'engagement' is in the business-jargon phrase 'driving engagement,' which means getting people engaged with your mission or your message. Marketing people talk about engaging customers and audience members with their marketing messages. HR people talk about engagement with the mission, which they believe is a desirable trait in their employees. Empty suits tend to disappear into large corporations, never to be heard from again.Įngagement is a buzz word that HR and Marketing types use more than most people do. When an empty suits opens his or her mouth the empty suit's manager's words come out. If you can stop saying 'deliverable' a lot of people in your workplace will be grateful.Īn empty suit is a person who spouts business jargon (like these 25 terms) with ease but has no original thoughts in his or her head. A 'deliverable' is a piece of work that can be delivered, like a report or a software implementation. This leftover piece of business jargon has been tossed around for twenty-five years and doesn't sound any smarter now than it did back then. ![]() You'll hear business people say "I'll send you the deck" which means "I'll send you my Power Point slides to look at." They may want your feedback on the slides or they may want you to compliment their Power Point skills. "Deck" is often used as shorthand for a Power Point deck or set of slides. ![]() Pretty much everyone is sick of hearing about core competencies, and on top of that, many leaders and many individuals are not clear on what their core competencies actually are. This done-to-death business term describes the core, or fundamental, competency or capability of a person, department or firm. ![]()
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