Comments on: 20 business cliches that make you sound stupid

By: Wes Morgan (morganwes@aol.com)

Wes Morgan (morganwes@aol.com) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:02:35 +0000

Great stuff. It’s that overuse of business cliche that starts to erode the very intent of quality communication. You have inspired me to remind people to watch for this in a blog I write for UPworld.com

At the end of the day, it’s all about me after all.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:46:05 +0000

Most of these PHRASES are very applicable.
1) WIN WIN… “Zero Sum”… R u just writing to fill the internet. If Corporate America did deals this way, economy would b thrive.
2) Core Competency is FOCUS
3) CUTTING EDGE > Something U do Better! Still looking or a “better mousetrap” is not literally a MOUSE TRAP.
4) Good to Great, if u survived 2008 u r good. Do we need to go back to NOTHING… Can’t we strive for improvement. U want Good to Better?
5) Drinking the Kool Aid > Is Waterboarded in Kool Aid better… The Deomocrats & Republicans are Waterboarding us in their Korporate Kool Aid
6)MultiTask A Business Guy is not at a desk w a Rolodex. We text, surf, email, prospect, sell, hire, inspire, fire, eat meals from the DRIVER’s SEAT of our car going to the next Business Appointment. Should we USE “Busy Person” “Self Motivated” or some other prehistoric term?

U seem to be more about “HYPE”, Cool Talk… rather than substance..

By: thomas

thomas — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:39:47 +0000

I think Jim may be correct here. All these young cats running around town with their latest iphones and Skullcandy headphones while wearing “skinny jeans” and messy hair to be hip should take notice that some dudes who may still use 2000’s buzzwords have actually accomplished some s*** and should be listened to and not critiqued by a business poser. Just cause you got an MBA from UVU and drive a used M3 doesnt mean you got the world on a string. That would sound good in a rap song….Hahaha….just find something worth writing about, guy. Oh, and by the way, these days “hit me up for lunch” means I am unemployed and have too much time on my hands.

Cheers, mate.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:38:19 +0000

At the end of the day its about two things: Context & Results.

Anyone can use any of these phrases in the right or wrong context. Also, anyone can use any of these phrases if they actually get the results they are talking about.

People who sit on the sidelines and poke fun at others need to sort themselves out and start running a profit making company or shut the f up.

The BIGGEST business cliche is written in the sidebar: “New media expert”. Get a real job mate.

By: Glen Hellman

Glen Hellman — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:20:07 +0000

Very funny and couldn’t agree with you more. This article was a clear case of paradigm shifting, thought leadership.

By: Russ

Russ — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:15:58 +0000

Somebody said “Web 2.0 is really big right now” and “We’re going to implement a blogging strategy” in a meeting I was recently in.

By: Tyson

Tyson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:45:09 +0000

At the end of the day, if everyone, from Wall Street to Main Street (and especially those affected by the sub-prime collapse and all the bailouts–err, financial rescue packages) is going to implement full scale implementation of action plans that eliminate these business buzzwords, it will require an industry-wide and industry-specific paradigm shift.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:34:23 +0000

Blake,

Just by working with you a little these past few months, I will have to say you haven proven to me that # 7 is dead (thank you 4 hour work week). You set deadlines better than anyone I know and cut out all the bull crap between.

Even just applying it to normal everyday work has made me more successful. Kudos to you sir.

By: David

David — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:59:34 +0000

Good phrase I intend to use at work in 2009:

“Let me get back to you.” It shows that you’re serious about their issue, but need time to contemplate it.