tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post4256781895797751342..comments2024-03-29T03:19:56.674+00:00Comments on Macro Man: Management Talk Awareness WeekMacro Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324967552369915949noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-51890844788769017852012-04-13T11:19:16.962+01:002012-04-13T11:19:16.962+01:00i first came across it when i shifted to nyc in 20...i first came across it when i shifted to nyc in 2005. surprised it's taken such a lengthy time to discover its way to you. and yes, it was just a little bit unusual although disturbingly you found yourself falling into using it.decorative file foldershttp://www.emanprinting.com/folder-printing/Decorative-File-Folders.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-79592663641950911892012-01-05T14:30:08.063+00:002012-01-05T14:30:08.063+00:00Rossco, that had us all in stitches. Very very goo...Rossco, that had us all in stitches. Very very good.Polemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985506596290073453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-8497717895196186922012-01-05T13:36:25.948+00:002012-01-05T13:36:25.948+00:00I saw this in the executive summary of a report fo...I saw this in the executive summary of a report following a strategic review of the Australian Treasury.... just couldn't resist <br /><br />• "The aim is to ensure that Treasury's people values are embedded in both our internal and external interactions."<br /><br />• "A key outcome of the Review will be an enhanced program of engagement with business and other stakeholders, including more 'non-transactional' engagement.<br /><br />• "Treasury needs to enhance its project and program management capabilities, including a project planning 'centre of expertise'.<br /><br />• "As Treasury has grown in size and breadth, traditional 'people to people' techniques have become less effective as knowledge transfer tools."<br /><br />• " This will involve refreshing the communication criterion of the work value matrix of the Performance Management System."Rosscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218092677103028057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-16324039060779799592012-01-05T04:26:09.823+00:002012-01-05T04:26:09.823+00:00@kevin crawford, I just looked you up in my compan...@kevin crawford, I just looked you up in my company directory to see if we worked at the same place. Alas, no. However, I do want to give you a heads up that we did reach out to socialize with our stakeholders, and I am delighted to give you some time back now that we know we are all on the same page. What cadence would you suggest for these updates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-31851020294809110902012-01-04T17:51:57.182+00:002012-01-04T17:51:57.182+00:00What about "cadence"? "We have ach...What about "cadence"? "We have achieved a strong cadence with our end users". "we have a positive cadence in providing ongoing service."<br />I agree the "reaching out" is the award winner... if I have another person say "In the spirit of reaching out...", I will reach out with my hands to strangle themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-2498358006687242062012-01-04T12:57:25.850+00:002012-01-04T12:57:25.850+00:00A frequent repeat offender of "reaching out&q...A frequent repeat offender of "reaching out" that I'm often subjected to also insists on "giving you some time back" when their meetings end early (yes, that sometimes happens in real life), which is scant consolation for the time you've already lost in yet another of their pointless meetings.Kevin Crawfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-36168993157285696652012-01-04T06:17:41.176+00:002012-01-04T06:17:41.176+00:00Complementary Flights does seem to be misleading. ...Complementary Flights does seem to be misleading. I agree with your point. Hopefully this will be corrected. Thanks for sharing.Rachel Lampardhttp://www.unionsquaresoftware.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-76297218052015024742012-01-03T23:45:44.665+00:002012-01-03T23:45:44.665+00:00My favourite has to be "talk to" when re...My favourite has to be "talk to" when referring to using an information source as a discussion tool - anything from a diagram, PowerPoint or any source of information that you can't have a conversation with as it won't talk back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-86937153941118450832012-01-02T22:10:19.857+00:002012-01-02T22:10:19.857+00:00Thank God someone has pointed out how stupid the e...Thank God someone has pointed out how stupid the entire idea of "bandwidth" really is. I work in the tech sector and have come to despise that term. Why cannot someone just say "I don't have enough time" or the like?!green investmentshttp://www.greenworldbvi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-54396254994963162982012-01-01T07:38:47.393+00:002012-01-01T07:38:47.393+00:00'Reaching out' isn't new at all, nor i...'Reaching out' isn't new at all, nor is it cool. I first heard it used by anti-cool Andy Sipowicz in NYPD in the mid-1990s.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12077522755552337574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-35296400989867982852011-12-31T22:35:03.940+00:002011-12-31T22:35:03.940+00:00I'll need to "invest some thought capital...I'll need to "invest some thought capital" on this!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416261633668399942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-28035505852057769482011-12-31T19:31:22.206+00:002011-12-31T19:31:22.206+00:00No ms lai we don't want your spam .. off to th...No ms lai we don't want your spam .. off to the rubbish bin with you ...Polemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985506596290073453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-64121283872230266622011-12-31T19:29:57.373+00:002011-12-31T19:29:57.373+00:00anon 7.59
You are very right. Probably the influ...anon 7.59 <br /><br />You are very right. Probably the influenced by the proximity to all the other blx .. Have changed it. That's the problem with writing a post about words. Makes the ones you get wrong an open target.Polemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985506596290073453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-18695728650291698562011-12-31T15:24:01.097+00:002011-12-31T15:24:01.097+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Miss Lai of FHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-55110932753552334932011-12-31T09:27:24.939+00:002011-12-31T09:27:24.939+00:00Management Talk Awareness Week - going to HAVE to ...Management Talk Awareness Week - going to HAVE to forward this to some of the total inepts in management at Nokia Music in Bristol (UK), they'll toss themselves blind reading this non productive b*ll*cks. Probably even work it into their IIP objectives for next year ! Nice one :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-83056159467049606162011-12-30T19:59:09.666+00:002011-12-30T19:59:09.666+00:00After all that, I'm surprised you used "i...After all that, I'm surprised you used "impact" as a verb in (6).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-38327766493453813132011-12-30T19:41:41.012+00:002011-12-30T19:41:41.012+00:0011. "Think outside the box" Every school...11. "Think outside the box" Every school teacher I know uses it as their mantra. What happened to just being creative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-79083560002844801952011-12-30T18:22:07.584+00:002011-12-30T18:22:07.584+00:00anon 2.04 ..
A beautifully crafted comment, well...anon 2.04 .. <br /><br />A beautifully crafted comment, well not really just a comment .. worthy of a post in its own right. <br /><br />that very good point on unthaw .. that prompted me into thinking about the new word that i am sure i hear that is equally wrong which is "dethaw" which i guess is a mess up originating from defrost and thaw. <br /><br />I think Team Macro man should become Team Etymology <br /><br />Thanks for all the case histories and sightings of some of the phrases, you are all right and lets be honest .. as we aren't team etymology yet the post was written quickly from personal experience rather than from deep research. If We had known it was going to go near viral on "business insider", resulting in all the piss taking over z's instead of s's then perhaps we would have had it looked over by some Oxford don in wordology. <br /><br />As it is we appear to have hit upon a popular vein, if not exactly a financial one. We will be back true to our roots soon <br /><br />if we don't comment again, then <br />Happy new year to you all <br /><br />PolPolemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985506596290073453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-58478475991138024602011-12-30T18:01:27.751+00:002011-12-30T18:01:27.751+00:00Yeah good point last anon ..
which makes "S...Yeah good point last anon .. <br />which makes "Stakeholder" doubly useless as a term. <br />thanksPolemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985506596290073453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-3450266327253388542011-12-30T17:44:20.566+00:002011-12-30T17:44:20.566+00:00"Theoretically a stakeholder is anyone who ca..."Theoretically a stakeholder is anyone who can affect, or is impacted by, your decisions."<br /><br />Stakeholders used to hold the wager to be paid to the winner. A stakeholder had NO interest in the outcome beyond identifying the winner. Theoretical, indeed and perhaps the most annoying piece of management speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-3690968673436195272011-12-30T15:22:34.905+00:002011-12-30T15:22:34.905+00:00yep..its time to get on it...happy new everyone! ...yep..its time to get on it...happy new everyone! See ya all in the betting next year.Amplitudeinthehousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-15606403183112150332011-12-30T14:04:14.057+00:002011-12-30T14:04:14.057+00:00Wonderful post! If I had two wishes for this holid...Wonderful post! If I had two wishes for this holiday, they would be #1 you have never heard the following words/phrases in your life, and #2 if you haven't, the exposure won't suddendly introduce them to your corporate lexicon. I'm not sure I could live knowing THAT.<br /><br />My first teeth-gritting selection is "vet," as in "let's vet this in net week's meeting before running it up the flagpole." To me, "vet" has three meanings-- A Corvette, an animal doctor who might put your cherished pet down, and a veteran of warfare who may have taken a piece of shrapnel in the line of duty. All of these are preferrable to hearing the "vet" used as verb.<br /><br />Next: the use of "reiterate" when one instead means "emphasize." My position is you can never reiterate something you've never said (or said twice, meaning iterated), before.<br /><br />"Unthaw." Granted, it's unlikely you will hear this at work, but I had to throw this into the mix. "Unthaw" means "to thaw," which begs the questions "What does it mean to un-unthaw?" It's my conceit that this shaggy-dog-of-a-concept is why Thanksgiving is not celebrated in other English-speaking countries. I pretty sure that's been clinically proven.<br /><br />The next one is "What I THINK I understand," used in select parts of the US when parroting back a concept of which one is not quite sure, e.g. "What I THINK I understand is that you're kinda sensitive about this whole 'vet' issue." Call me a stratification grammarian, but one either thinks or one understands. "Thinking" that you "understand" suggests a mildy creepy internal debate between multiple voices and possbily psychosis. Which reminds me-- it's time for our medicine.<br />Happy Holidays All-- no matter wich side of the pond or hemisphere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-67237507544960623712011-12-30T13:56:01.842+00:002011-12-30T13:56:01.842+00:00I nominate "cloud". I hate this term. ...I nominate "cloud". I hate this term. I picture its inception in a Marketing meeting with an IT technical staff. A diagram or flow chart is drawn for visual clarity and some marketing idiot bursts out "hey that's a cloud." Now instead of clarity we have "cloudiness".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-82371777898084084842011-12-30T11:24:36.858+00:002011-12-30T11:24:36.858+00:00Great premize and overall zet of annoying phrazes....Great premize and overall zet of annoying phrazes. Reading an article generated from the UK makez me realizzzze however, that the British aplphabet has no use for the letter 'z.'<br /><br />When you go for a jolly look at animalz assembled in one park, do you call it a trip to the soo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34323687.post-90501424309179734142011-12-29T22:37:28.105+00:002011-12-29T22:37:28.105+00:00Thanks everyone for your contributions. Massive lo...Thanks everyone for your contributions. Massive load of suggestions too via the comments for this post at http://www.businessinsider.com/the-ten-most-annoying-management-terms-of-2011-2011-12Polemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985506596290073453noreply@blogger.com