Buzzwords
We need to pivot to focus on...
Right now, we need to focus on...
Did you hear that management has fired some people?
Did you hear that management has laid off some people? (or “let some people go”)
With all due respect.
Anytime a person starts a sentence with this, the person is about to disrespect you.
(I don't agree)
Saving time, running out of time, spending time...
What do these figures of speech relate time to?
Money
I want to make sure we are in alignment about...
I want to make sure we agree.
That's a skill we should have in our toolkit.
That's a skill we should have.
That's a skill we should highlight.
She's unemployed.
She's between jobs.
She is out of work.
The fact of the matter is...
This basically says, "What you've presented until now was not fact and I'm about to correct you."
Organization/company culture, company values, company beliefs...
These figures of speech relate organizations to what?
People
What they said was a lie.
What they said was fabricated.
I wanted to put this project back on your radar.
This project needs to be a priority.
We need to focus on this project.
I wanted to discuss this project again.
We can cut costs by moving our manufacturing facilities to a poor country.
We can cut costs by moving our manufacturing facilities to a developing country.
Paradigm shift.
Big words don't impress me.
(change, major difference)
Off the shelf products, products that are tailored for the customer...
These figures of speech relate products to what?
Clothing
Campaign, gaining ground, joining forces, regrouping...
These figures of speech relate business to what?
(rallying the troops, in the trenches)
We have an opportunity to disrupt the industry with...
We have an opportunity to change the industry by...
It was pretty bad an unsatisfying.
It left a lot to be desired.
Take it offline.
We can take it offline, but the conversation is going to be pretty much the same.
(let's continue this conversation later)
She needs to get ahead of the competition, she is moving up, he is moving forward...
These figures of speech (in business) compare what two things?
Careers to ladders or paths
Let's unpack these ideas.
Let's analyze/discuss these ideas.
Do you have the bandwidth for an additional project?
Do you have the time and resources for another project?
They are broke/poor.
They are economically disadvantaged.
They are making ends meet.
Break down silos.
Are we talking about business or farming?
(share information, work together, cooperate)
Getting up to speed, peak performance, level the playing field...
These figures of speech compare work to what?
Sports
The market has crashed, the market will stabilize or get back on course, there is a dip in the economy...
These figures of speech relate economies to what?
Aircraft
(the market is experiencing turbulence, the economy is soaring)