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Stirling Prize shortlist shines spotlight on mixed-use regeneration and workplace design
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Business leaders expect AI to expand rather than shrink workforces, JLL report claims
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Inter-generational collaboration linked to stronger organisational performance, report claims
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Westminster event backed by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin tackles disability employment barriers
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Most organisations are investing in AI. Far fewer are preparing leaders for it
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…)