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Office utilisation reaches equilibrium, and demands a rethink of workplace strategy
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The new issue of Works magazine is available for you to read here
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Small changes to AI LLMs could cut energy use by 90 percent, claims UNESCO report
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Commercial property growth in regional cities driven by financial services firms
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Half of school leavers think they are unprepared for work, poll claims
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Workspace Design Show returns to Amsterdam with focus on sensory workplace design
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Flexible office market in EMEA enters new phase of growth
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…)