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  • D Divya Rathore

    Hehe.. what all management lingos have you come across in your working lives? Lets share it with ROW (Rest of the World) :-D I hate HRs calling us 'resources'! Keep on adding: 1. Resource Pool 2. Headcount 3. My People 4. Thinking out of the box (what box?? ;P ) 5. Take ownership and make things happen (all blame goes to you.. lol :laugh: ) 6. Downsize (scary! :omg: ) 7. Investing in people 8. Client synergy (listen to all their tantrums.. ;P ) 9. key performance indicators 10. Skill set

    modified on Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:47 AM

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      Divya Rathore wrote:

      14. Touch base

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      X|2

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      • D Divya Rathore

        Hehe.. what all management lingos have you come across in your working lives? Lets share it with ROW (Rest of the World) :-D I hate HRs calling us 'resources'! Keep on adding: 1. Resource Pool 2. Headcount 3. My People 4. Thinking out of the box (what box?? ;P ) 5. Take ownership and make things happen (all blame goes to you.. lol :laugh: ) 6. Downsize (scary! :omg: ) 7. Investing in people 8. Client synergy (listen to all their tantrums.. ;P ) 9. key performance indicators 10. Skill set

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        win-win team player that's why we pay you the big money (said as they hand you an impossible task)

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        • D Divya Rathore

          15. What's in your plate? (say 'nothing', and you end up with a platter to work on :laugh: ) 16. Report Back 17. (Did you) meet the target of the day 18. Keep me in the loop (don't you 2 dare take all credit in the end :-D )

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          19. Make the best utilization of resources (don't worry, i won't eat the RAM :-D ) 20. We need to leverage this company ??? :confused: :~ 21. Deliver on time( :-O i can't, i am a man) 22. Do as i say (you can't disobey ur wife :sigh: )

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          • D Divya Rathore

            Hehe.. what all management lingos have you come across in your working lives? Lets share it with ROW (Rest of the World) :-D I hate HRs calling us 'resources'! Keep on adding: 1. Resource Pool 2. Headcount 3. My People 4. Thinking out of the box (what box?? ;P ) 5. Take ownership and make things happen (all blame goes to you.. lol :laugh: ) 6. Downsize (scary! :omg: ) 7. Investing in people 8. Client synergy (listen to all their tantrums.. ;P ) 9. key performance indicators 10. Skill set

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            The one I use is "What could possibly go wrong?" as I duck out the room.

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            • D Divya Rathore

              11. 360 degree feedback (what the heck! What next? Solid Angle Feedback? :laugh: ) 12. S.M.A.R.T. (I could never ever remember the full form :-D ) 13. value added (extort more money :) ) 14. Touch base Bah!

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              Divya Rathore wrote:

              14. Touch base

              Touching cloth?

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              • D Divya Rathore

                Hehe.. what all management lingos have you come across in your working lives? Lets share it with ROW (Rest of the World) :-D I hate HRs calling us 'resources'! Keep on adding: 1. Resource Pool 2. Headcount 3. My People 4. Thinking out of the box (what box?? ;P ) 5. Take ownership and make things happen (all blame goes to you.. lol :laugh: ) 6. Downsize (scary! :omg: ) 7. Investing in people 8. Client synergy (listen to all their tantrums.. ;P ) 9. key performance indicators 10. Skill set

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                I got one in my email today. Topgrading. "Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People In this summary, you will learn how leading companies have embraced topgrading, a practical approach to the Topgrading Interview, the proven best practice for assessing talent, how to develop A-level talent, what are the most successful techniques for coaching A-Players to remain A-Players, how to turn some B- and C-Players into A-Players, how to gain a strong advantage over your competition and what management competencies to look for when hiring a potential A-Player." BINGO.

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                • D Divya Rathore

                  Hehe.. what all management lingos have you come across in your working lives? Lets share it with ROW (Rest of the World) :-D I hate HRs calling us 'resources'! Keep on adding: 1. Resource Pool 2. Headcount 3. My People 4. Thinking out of the box (what box?? ;P ) 5. Take ownership and make things happen (all blame goes to you.. lol :laugh: ) 6. Downsize (scary! :omg: ) 7. Investing in people 8. Client synergy (listen to all their tantrums.. ;P ) 9. key performance indicators 10. Skill set

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                  Let's fast-track this one

                  Semper Fidelis

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                    Proactive. The most annoying word I can think of at the moment. Every time I hear it, my ears start to bleed. Why do people have to use it when they can say "I'm too lazy to come to you, so you should come to me"

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                    Computafreak wrote:

                    Proactive. The most annoying word I can think of at the moment. Every time I hear it, my ears start to bleed. Why do people have to use it when they can say "I'm too lazy to come to you, so you should come to me"

                    A good question.

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                    • D Divya Rathore

                      Hehe.. what all management lingos have you come across in your working lives? Lets share it with ROW (Rest of the World) :-D I hate HRs calling us 'resources'! Keep on adding: 1. Resource Pool 2. Headcount 3. My People 4. Thinking out of the box (what box?? ;P ) 5. Take ownership and make things happen (all blame goes to you.. lol :laugh: ) 6. Downsize (scary! :omg: ) 7. Investing in people 8. Client synergy (listen to all their tantrums.. ;P ) 9. key performance indicators 10. Skill set

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                      "I am OOO" Out Of Office! Rather liked this one :cool:

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