The Magic Buzzwords of Business - ROBUST, PROACTIVE, REACTIVE - More?

RCW

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In a recent post, I used the word ROBUST to describe a document control system. I hear the word ROBUST over and over again in business and it tends to lose its meaning for me. Often I start to smirk and think "here we go again".

Covers, care to add any of those "magic" words to the list? I'll start it off with three contributions:

1. ROBUST (conjures up images of larger warriors, or large explosions)

2. PROACTIVE (which links to its brother #3)

3. REACTIVE (#2 & #3 -- a modern mantra of ying & yang?)

Okay Gang, have at it!
 
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Stijloor

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#2
Re: The Magic Buzzwords of Business

In a recent post, I used the word ROBUST to describe a document control system. I hear the word ROBUST over and over again in business and it tends to lose its meaning for me. Often I start to smirk and think "here we go again".

Covers, care to add any of those "magic" words to the list? I'll start it off with three contributions:

1. ROBUST (conjures up images of larger warriors, or large explosions)

2. PROACTIVE (which links to its brother #3)

3. REACTIVE (#2 & #3 -- a modern mantra of ying & yang?)

Okay Gang, have at it!

Hello,

You can actually organize a nice office game using these words. See this: Bullshit Bingo

Stijloor
 
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madannc

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Re: The Magic Buzzwords of Business

Customer Centric.... the art of manipulating your customer feedback to the business objectives
 

RCW

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Re: The Magic Buzzwords of Business

Stijloor,

Thanks for the Bullshit Bingo link. Before posting my list I was going to do a search here to see if anybody did the same thing. I didn't have a clue what exactly to seach for. Glad to see somebody else had a similar idea with the bingo post. I have a Monday morning meeting today and am tempted to bring the bingo sheet in there. Of course that would force me to stay awake during the meeting. Have a good one!
 

Stijloor

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#5
Re: The Magic Buzzwords of Business

Stijloor,

Thanks for the Bullshit Bingo link. Before posting my list I was going to do a search here to see if anybody did the same thing. I didn't have a clue what exactly to seach for. Glad to see somebody else had a similar idea with the bingo post. I have a Monday morning meeting today and am tempted to bring the bingo sheet in there. Of course that would force me to stay awake during the meeting. Have a good one!
Hello RCW,

You got me all going on a Monday morning! :biglaugh:

I googled a little bit and here are some more links....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzword_bingo

http://www.companyculture.com/topics/BullshitBingo.htm

http://www.landofsurfandbeer.com/bbingo.php

Great Stuff!

Have a great week. Stijloor.
 
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Gert Sorensen

#6
Buzz word that get's me all excited :mad: :

EXCERCISE, as in: it's an excercise that we are going through. :frust:
 
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madannc

#7
On a knife edge... the results to date clearly show that it will fail, but you don't want your boss to know
 

ScottK

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#8
I think most of the buzzwords used in my POE will be cut out by the cuss word filters. :tg:
 
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madannc

#9
Its a Quality Problem... I have not completed my paperwork correctly, but I don't want to take the blame.

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