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There's an attached slide show that lists 45 annoyances. This is the
opening...<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2012/01/26/the-most-annoying-pretentious-and-useless-business-jargon">http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2012/01/26/the-most-annoying-pretentious-and-useless-business-jargon</a><br>
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<blockquote type="cite">The next time you feel the need to reach
out, touch base, shift a paradigm, leverage a best practice or
join a tiger team, by all means do it. Just don't <em>say</em>
you’re doing it. <br>
If you have to ask why, chances are you've fallen under the
poisonous spell of business jargon. No longer solely the province
of consultants, investors and business-school types, this annoying
gobbledygook has mesmerized the rank and file around the globe. <br>
"Jargon masks real meaning," says Jennifer Chatman, management
professor at the University of California-Berkeley’s Haas School
of Business. "People use it as a substitute for thinking hard and
clearly about their goals and the direction that they want to give
others."</blockquote>
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More at the site...<br>
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VS-)<br>
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