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I?sometimes work in the design industry?


And as with all close-working-environments there are certain words (code almost) that indicate all is going well or not.?


However, I do want to leap out of "the window of opportunity" at some of the horrid phrases and *buzzwords I hear?


(generally from middle management/outside consultants/agencies)?


For me, the following gnaw at my sinuses:?


Outside the box?


Float that idea?


Edgy?


Blues sky (I just can't write the rest of that one)?


Admittedly, some of these have died out somewhat


(though one man did say them all a few weeks ago & quite possibly ironically but...)?



Which ones "Float or Sink" your boat as it were ??


Netts:-S


*Kicks "buzzword" in the slats*

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Or going for a walk as most of us refer to it.


Sometimes, working in Government communications really is like an episode of TwentyTwelve or In The Thick Of It.


Much current favourites/most-hated include:


taking a discussion "off-line" i.e. talking about that later

"incentivising"

"benchmarks"

"qualitative shift"

"spreading the field"

"feed in"


and finally, in a performance management re-organisation meeting this week:


"an extra layer of 'how' and the normal amount of 'what'"

performance indicators to be worked to. Have twice yearly appraisals and have to demonstrate how I have met them.

Best way is to re hash last years blurb.

Identification of training needs - each time filled in identifying essential training but found out that nobody reads them in HR or Training and Development.

I'm dealing with client team right now and I'm getting sick of themm repeating "..well it depends on the art of the possible.." and also "..I don't disagree..".


UDT - Disagree 'Stakeholders' is solid. Just depends on where you're experiencing it I guess.

Fox - Disagree 'Pro-Active' is solid. It's as far cry from "..hit the ground running.." !

Preston Wrote:

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> I'm dealing with client team right now and I'm

> getting sick of themm repeating "..well it depends

> on the art of the possible.." and also "..I don't

> disagree..".

>

> UDT - Disagree 'Stakeholders' is solid. Just

> depends on where you're experiencing it I guess.

> Fox - Disagree 'Pro-Active' is solid. It's as far

> cry from "..hit the ground running.." !


It was the Banks being Pro-Active that caused the World Economy to collapse..



Fox.

Ms B Wrote:

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> 'Theatre' of war. No idea what it's supposed to

> mean but to me it sounds like an attempt to

> distance the speaker from the reality of

> deliberately killing people for political reasons.


Nothing to do with suggesting Theatre in the sense of entertainment..



In warfare, a theater, is an area or place in which important military events occur or are progressing.


A theater can include the entirety of the air, land, and sea area that is or that may potentially become involved in war operations.


Theatre of War


Fox

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