Phrases Execs Use That Make You Cringe

[Anonymous]

"hot wash" rather than debrief.

It makes me throw up a little every time I hear it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so tired of disrupt/disruptive/disruption. It is everywhere these days. Just stop.

+1

[Anonymous]

“Sorry for partying”

[Anonymous]

"Fire in the belly"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Circle back
Looping
Hop on a quick call

I loathe circle back and looping so annoying

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Circle back
Looping
Hop on a quick call

I loathe circle back and looping so annoying

That is "looping in"... you gotta make sure you are looped-in. Otherwise, you are just out-of-the-loop, which would be bad.

"Pivot" is another annoying one, if you aren't going to work on the basketball court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t stand “at the end of the day”. I also hate “ping”

I hate ping too

[Anonymous]

BREAKING DOWN 'Open Kimono'
The kimono is a traditional Japanese garment. There are conflicting etymologies for this phrase, but the one closest to its current business connotation is the idea of Japanese people loosening their kimonos to relax at home, much like loosening a tie. The term joined the business lexicon in the late 1980s during a period of increased global business interaction, most notably between Western and Japanese businesses.

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Anonymous wrote:BREAKING DOWN 'Open Kimono'
The kimono is a traditional Japanese garment. There are conflicting etymologies for this phrase, but the one closest to its current business connotation is the idea of Japanese people loosening their kimonos to relax at home, much like loosening a tie. The term joined the business lexicon in the late 1980s during a period of increased global business interaction, most notably between Western and Japanese businesses.

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I thought the kimono was only worn by women.

[Anonymous]

Solution. As a noun or a verb. Let's solution this problem.

I have a colleague who ends every other sentence with 'eksetra' and he's been promoted twice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work with several of the C-suite executives at our company. I've begun keeping a list of all the stupid sayings they use in an effort to sound clever. For example, "the juice isn't worth the squeeze". What catchy phrases do your executives use that make you cringe every time you hear them?

My boss says this ALL the damn time. Hi Todd!

[Anonymous]

Let's "grow" the business (instead of let's expand the business or let's work to make the business more profitable).
.
What's our exposure (instead of what is our risk)?

[Anonymous]

What's our value-add?
Let's unpack this a bit
It's just another dog and pony show
Come up with a thoughtful solution
What innovation are we bringing to the table
We need to be agile
Let's mobilize the team

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's "grow" the business (instead of let's expand the business or let's work to make the business more profitable).
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What's our exposure (instead of what is our risk)?

Neither of these is cringeworthy in the least.

[Anonymous]

A manager used the term "comfort break" and that made me go like....what? That is literally the most annoying term in the world.