The various blogs on workplace jargon have spawned quite a debate. Nick, one of the regulars in The Crisis Lounge, told his dad about it and dad has responded in magnificent style.
Not only has he itemised some real screamers, but he has done us all a favour by suggesting alternative usage. He works in a press office and when any of the offending words or phrases in the left hand column are used, a fine of 50p is enforced.
• Beacon - leading light
• Sustainable - long term
• Cross-cutting - working together
• Fast-track - move rapidly
• Output – results
• Step change - go up a gear
• Single point of contact - one person to help
• Facilitate - make possible / help / aid / assist
• Evidence based - proof / research shows
• Vision - idea / plan / report
• Scoping - researching / investigating / studying
• Early win - will rapidly benefit / help
• Quick win - will rapidly benefit / help
• Quick hit - will rapidly benefit / help
• Level playing field - give everyone an equal opportunity
• Capacity - ability / size
• Incentivising - spur / encouragement
• Scaled-back - shrink / reduce / cut
• Menu of options - choice
• Tested for soundness - ideas that work
• Income / funding streams - cash
• Revenue streams - cash
• Transparency - clarity
• Welcome - necessary and needed
• Multi-disciplinary - many groups working together
• Meaningful consultation / dialogue - discussing with people
• Empowerment - give people the chance
• Signpost - pointers
• Community engagement - talking to local people
• Improvement levers - ways to change people's lives for the better
• Streamlined - modernise / update
• Risk-based - carefully judged
• Slippage - delays
• Guidelines - plans
• Value-added - giving better value / more for your money
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