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A break in the workspace-time continuum
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Can we all stop shouting about AI (and start listening to each other instead)?
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Is a smart building worth it? My research says the answer is an unequivocal yes
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Accurate feedback doesn’t necessarily dent people’s overconfidence
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The real reason why your workplace strategy isn’t working
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Circular design and human-centred innovation celebrated at BCO National Awards
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Most managers underestimate the role their emotions play in decision making
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…)