Jargon is all around us. Everyone is moving the needle, pivoting and thinking outside the square. Ironically the term thinking outside the square was first used in the 1970s, so if you are still using ...

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Some terms like “thought leader” and “empower” struck a more irritating nerve with us because we see them overused in pitches. While others like “boots on the ground,” “double click,” and “growth ...

Offices are buzzing with buzzwords. No matter where you work, it's hard to escape euphemisms, idioms and corporate slang, all of which may impair communication and conceal facts. Jargon has its place.

Without question one of the frustrating realities of daily corporate life is the use and abuse of annoying business jargon. It’s amazing how professionals can string together jargon filled sentences ...

One of my favorite leadership writers is Bob Sutton, author of "The No Asshole Rule" and his new book "Good Boss, Bad Boss". In a recent interview with me he spoke about "Jargon Monoxide"- the ...

Listen up, everyone who’s leveraging a new paradigm to monetize and optimize a business: Andy Craig–not to mention most of the rest of us–wants it to stop. Craig and Dave Yewman, cofounders of ...

Astrophysicist Roberto Trotta argues that we don't need jargon. He tells NPR's Wade Goodwyn he's compiled a history of the universe as we know it, using only the 1,000 most-common English words. A ...

In an ideal world, a job description would clearly summarize the essential responsibilities, activities, qualifications, and skills for a role. But, unfortunately, that's not always the case. Canva, ...

I found myself doing it the other day, and I’m sure you do too. I was on the phone with a colleague when out from between my lips slipped a jargon term, the sort of language that elicits a response of ...

Whenever I compile my list of weekly links, I usually end up with more articles from mainstream news sources than I do from science blogs. When I do link to blogs, I tend to go with those written by ...