So the other day a friend of mine and I were talking about "buzz words," -- can't remember how we got on the subject exactly, but we agreed that there are certain words used, primarily in corporate business culture that, for whatever reason at any given time, they are the "it" words to say.
My friend hears these all the time, and he's not even at a Fortune 500 yet, he's at The Ohio State University Fisher School of Business, so we know there's plenty more coming his way, and pretty soon he'll be spewing corporate jargon like the rest of us yuppies.
I currently happen to work for a Fortune 500 company here in Columbus and decided to document the growing list of the currently hot business terms in circulation as of May 2010, after sitting through a presentation today it seemed that some of these words were used ad nauseum.
Toss any of these words around (extra points if you use these at least once an hour -- trust me, bosses love this stuff) and you will instantly seem more credible, smarter, one to be taken seriously, and you might even get a promotion or raise. (Note: Catch the Bus cannot be held responsible for any promotions, raises and/or other career advancements withheld despite use of said buzz words).
Scope
Robust
Value Proposition
Insights
Strategy
Pipeline
Efficacy
Analytic
Economies of scale
Methodology
Blue Chip
Leverage
Metrics
Innovation
Core
Market share
Bottom line
Align/Aligned
Unprecedented
Supply chain
Level-Set
Greens Fees
Stakeholders
Deeper dive
Bottleneck
And as always, GIVE US SOME MORE examples! I'm dying to hear what word your boss has been stuck on for the past three months. I'll add to this list as well, as I think of them.
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