[Lgpolicy] Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

Cornell Chronicle

Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs

Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like “synergistic
leadership,” or “growth-hacking paradigms” may struggle with practical
decision-making, a new Cornell study reveals.

Published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, research
by cognitive psychologist Shane Littrell introduces the Corporate Bullshit
Receptivity Scale (CBSR), a tool designed to measure susceptibility to
impressive-but-empty organizational rhetoric.

Full text:
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/03/workers-who-love-synergizing-paradigms-might-be-bad-their-jobs
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