Talking about “purpose” and work is getting f’n tedious
Thought leaders droning on, signifying very little. Continue Reading
Buzzwords
“Collaborative culture of innovation:” Pump the brakes on this term
You can’t force-feed buzzwords to employees and expect a great result. Continue Reading
Where do business buzzwords come from?
The KPI Stork be bringing ’em. Continue Reading
Add “business journey” to the buzzword list
Your origin story and path forward should be notable elements of who you are, but often they’re jargon-chocked BS. What now? Continue Reading
The problem with future of work discussions
There’s a big problem with future of work discussions. I love talking about the future of work — heck, on this blog I have a full tag for future of work. I’ve probably slid it into about six different headlines (or… Continue Reading
Ethics, social media, and platitudes
If you like this post, feel free to share it with your friends. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post. A couple of days ago, I saw some ridiculous photo on Facebook of a work team that looked… Continue Reading
Business buzzword we should ban: “Nimble”
If you like this post or vaguely agree (or horribly disagree) with its ideas, feel free to share it. Share buttons are down at the bottom. Posts that begin with stories are usually pretty good, so here’s a story:… Continue Reading
WTF? Average CMO tenure is only 48 months? 23 percent of top jobs are open annually?
Here’s an article with a ton of buzzwords that reads like a catalog of CMOs who have been promoted in recent years; it’s actually really hard to get through without gagging or trying to smash your computer into 48 pieces… Continue Reading