101 Business Buzzwords and Jargon

Written by Ron Desi on December 18, 2009 – 7:00 am -

Business Jargon

Here are 101 business buzzwords I’ve collected over the years. Share yours in the comments section.

  1. best practices
  2. touch base
  3. value-added
  4. win/win
  5. up-sell
  6. bandwidth
  7. offline
  8. no-brainer
  9. quick hit
  10. point person
  11. paradigm shift
  12. tee-up
  13. budget cuts
  14. up the flagpole
  15. slam dunk
  16. frontline workers
  17. next step
  18. COB
  19. outside the box
  20. leverage
  21. social media
  22. going forward
  23. above my pay grade
  24. dovetail
  25. pick your brains
  26. circle the wagons
  27. mission-critical
  28. strategery
  29. heads up
  30. right-size
  31. drill down
  32. dashboard
  33. low-hanging fruit
  34. actionable
  35. lessons learned
  36. customer-driven
  37. bottom line
  38. synergize
  39. co-opetition
  40. team player
  41. mission statement
  42. empower
  43. ramp-up
  44. 24/7/365
  45. The ball’s in your court
  46. par for the course
  47. blip on the radar
  48. due diligence
  49. real-time
  50. leadership
  51. push the envelop
  52. big picture
  53. upside
  54. detail oriented
  55. sweat equity
  56. game plan
  57. Googled
  58. repurpose
  59. drop the ball
  60. throw the baby out with the bathwater
  61. reinvent the wheel
  62. deliverables
  63. elevator speech
  64. pushback
  65. diversity
  66. back-end
  67. sustainability
  68. bleeding edge
  69. ROI
  70. seemless 
  71. Twitter
  72. competency
  73. granularity
  74. solution driven
  75. throw it against the wall and see what sticks
  76. 110%
  77. change agent
  78. 80-20
  79. manage expectation
  80. It’s not rocket science
  81. hit the ground running
  82. globalization
  83. networked
  84. it is what it is
  85. urgent
  86. proactive
  87. multi-tasking
  88. step up to the plate
  89. boots on the ground
  90. showstopper
  91. social network
  92. transparency
  93. bootstrap
  94. don’t upsset the apple cart
  95. blog
  96. crtical path
  97. personal branding
  98. hunker down
  99. work-life balance
  100. streamline
  101. corporate agility

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Let’s kick-off 2009 on a light note

Written by Ron Desi on January 1, 2009 – 3:15 am -

I want to begin 2009 on a very light note. I’m hoping that these two videos bring a smile to your face and a little needed levity for 2009.

Enjoy!

How to have a productive meeting



Looking to motivate your office staff, look no further.

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