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Where are the iconic office furniture products of yesterday?
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Memories of the Office Age
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Workstories joins forces with Roger Lewis to shape the future of British furniture design
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We need to acknowledge the role privilege plays in the ways we talk about work
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CBRE reports strong demand for premium office space and record data centre growth in the UK
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Growing number of businesses want people back in the office, but not in all sectors
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Leadership teams are struggling to cope with the pace of change
March 28, 2022
Corporate jargon is damaging your business
by Michael Blazek • Business, Comment
Between the stressful daily commute, the awkward small talk by the coffee machine and the endless hours of face-to-face meetings, there are many things that are unfortunately slowly creeping back into our daily lives as we gradually start heading back to office life. One thing in particular that we have all been dreading is the feeling of utter bewilderment and exasperation when colleagues spout buzzwords and phrases like ‘paradigm shift’, ‘low hanging fruit’, and ‘thinking outside the box’. Corporate jargon is everywhere and we’ve all succumbed to using it at some point in our professional lives, whether it was to ‘leverage a results-driven approach’, ‘give 110%’ to ‘make sure the juice is worth the squeeze’, or ‘circle back’ on an email or conversation. (more…)