In its most simple interpretation, a “pain point” is exactly what it sounds like: something so unpleasant that one is likely to try hard to avoid it or fix it. But buzzwords sometimes shift meanings, and for some boardroom jarg…
In business jargon, it seems like round has come back around. We’re hearing a resurgence of the defense-minded phrase “circling the wagons,” as well as the extremely slippery phrase “circle back,” which changes its meaning comp…
Bucketize may not be the most odious piece of business jargon to hit the scene in the past decade, but in its short life, it has earned a barrel-full of derision for being one of the most pointless. There’s just no need for an…
Forget political correctness. Business jargon is one of the last bastions of old-fashioned, rough and tumble crudity. Little surprise, then, that boardroom buzzwords sometimes veer into racism, sexism or — in the case of “open…
Forget political correctness. Business jargon is one of the last bastions of old-fashioned, rough and tumble crudity. Little surprise, then, that boardroom buzzwords sometimes veer into racism, sexism or — in the case of “open…