What Is Business speak? - Business Cliches You Love to Hate

"Thinking outside of the box"

70 points

"win-win situation"

65 points

Giving 110%

54 points

Best Practices

40 points

"At the end of the day,..."

39 points

Paradigm Shift

37 points

Low-hanging fruit

36 points

"Synergy"

35 points

Going forward

34 points

Push the envelope

29 points

Web 2.0

27 points

"Value-added proposition"

24 points

"Paradigm"

23 points

Take it to the Next Level

23 points

The 80%-20% rule

23 points

"Maximize customer satisfaction"

22 points

core competency

21 points

at the end of the day....

20 points

Drop the ball

19 points

Let's take this off-line

19 points

"A leading provider of..."

18 points

"Bring our 'A' game . . . "

18 points

Scalable

17 points

"Spending more time with my family"

16 points

seamless integration

16 points

Best of Breed

16 points

Eco-anything

14 points

Client-Centered

13 points

Brings a lot of value to the table

13 points

Robust

13 points

Let's hit the ground running.

13 points

24/7

13 points

In Today's Highly Competitive Marketplace ...

13 points

touch base

13 points

"Maximize leverage"

12 points

The bottom line

12 points

Manage expectations

12 points

It is what it is

12 points

Change Agent

12 points

Drinking Kool-Aid

12 points

Actionable

11 points

Multi task

11 points

Strategic...

10 points

"offline"

10 points

win-win

10 points

let's be proactive here people

10 points

800 pound gorilla

10 points

"Impactful"

9 points

Six Sigma

9 points

proactive

9 points

ballpark figure

9 points

The iPod of ___insert industry___

8 points

Out-Of-Pocket

8 points

"Marketing-driven"

7 points

Improve ROI

7 points

scalability

7 points

Next Generation

7 points

Teamwork

7 points

viral

7 points

step up to the plate

7 points

It is what it is

7 points

Putting lipsitick on a pig

7 points

"Let's get granular"

6 points

Going from good to great

6 points

Rightsizing

6 points

circle back

6 points

Focused on ... (i.e. results)

6 points

The customer is always right

6 points

"Architect" used as a verb

6 points

Faster, Cheaper, Better

6 points

Has legs and can go really far...

6 points

Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater

6 points

I don't have the bandwidth

6 points

User-experience

5 points

"Today, more than ever..."

5 points

integrated approach

5 points

Put a stake in the Ground

5 points

Team player

5 points

Perfect storm

5 points

The Elephant in the room (or the corner)

5 points

Yes AND no.

5 points

Now More Than Ever

5 points

When the rubber meets the road

5 points

Disruptive innovation

5 points

Too many chiefs and not enough Indians

5 points

Transparency

5 points

"Downsizing"

4 points

Industry Standard

4 points

Gotta raise the bar

4 points

net-net

4 points

From a _____ standpoint

4 points

Do no evil

4 points

game changer

4 points

Good to go

4 points

It's all good

4 points

Polishing a Turd

4 points

Upsell

4 points

Work Life Balance

4 points

I'm not throwing him under the bus, but...

4 points

The take-aways

4 points

Corporate DNA

4 points

It's a no-brainer

4 points

SEO (to describe anything on the internet)

4 points

If you can't measure it, you can't control it

4 points

mission critical

4 points

open kimono

4 points

The genie is out of the bottle

4 points

Headcount

4 points

Come to Jesus

4 points

"Quite frankly..."

3 points

"In the ... space"

3 points

Benchmark

3 points

Industry Leader

3 points

"New and Improved"

3 points

Thought Leader

3 points

I'll sharpen the pencil

3 points

Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes

3 points

Moving up the value chain

3 points

"Boots on the ground"

3 points

stick a fork in it.... its done

3 points

Crossing the Chasm

3 points

the scenery only changes for the lead dog

3 points

Loss Leader

3 points

________ on steroids

3 points

Cast a wider net

3 points

Rubber hits the road

3 points

Visionary (job title)

3 points

Just my 2 cents

3 points

We'll make sure to revisit this

3 points

Like facebook but for _____

3 points

Ping

3 points

When The Rubber Meets The Road..

3 points

Giving 111%

3 points

Resonate

3 points

Greed Is Good

3 points

monetize

3 points

Team building

3 points

Next steps

3 points

Put a face to the name

3 points

Herding cats

3 points

Transparent

3 points

Multitasking

3 points

Fake it 'till You Make it

3 points

It is what it is

3 points

"A Plus for all Stakeholders"

2 points

"In terms of"

2 points

User-Focused

2 points

sustainability

2 points

purple cow

2 points

my success is your success

2 points

Shit Happens

2 points

I need to get flat with you

2 points

game changing

2 points

Data driven

2 points

Dynamic

2 points

Ramp-up

2 points

Rigor

2 points

under the radar

2 points

let's be carbon neutral

2 points

Do you have any bandwidth?

2 points

Our go-to-market strategy

2 points

World Class

2 points

Let's take a deeper dive

2 points

Level Playing Field

2 points

Points of Distraction

2 points

Ballpark figure

2 points

Blue Sky Thinking

2 points

SEO (to describe anything on the internet)

2 points

Who Moved My Cheese?

2 points

work around

2 points

Money talks and bull$#!^ walks

2 points

drinking from a firehose

2 points

(We're getting some) push-back

2 points

Firing on all cylinders

2 points

We're getting the band back together

2 points

Carrot and stick

2 points

Strategic

2 points

(Getting some) traction

2 points

Reduction of force

2 points

Burn rate

2 points

Trending

2 points

(get on your) dance card

2 points

Get on your radar

2 points

Stealth

2 points

Better to apologize later than ask permission first

2 points

Business casual

2 points

Level set

2 points

The 8,000-foot view

2 points

From a high-level perspective,...

2 points

Move the Needle

2 points

With all due respect

2 points

The Glass Ceiling

2 points

Passing the Buck

2 points

customer satisfaction

2 points

getting back to basics - block & tackle

2 points

We need to wrap our heads around this

2 points

Soup to Nuts

2 points

Time Management

2 points

sooner rather than later

2 points

"Glitches" (instead of Mistake)

2 points

Getting all my Ducks in a row

2 points

Industrial diarhoea

2 points

"We'll loop you in..."

1 point

Skate to where the puck is going

1 point

"organic" growth

1 point

Cost center

1 point

Monetize

1 point

Like minded

1 point

Quick Wins

1 point

Noise in The System

1 point

Real Time Meeting

1 point

Circle back around

1 point

USP

1 point

You have to spend money to make money.

1 point

Flexible solutions

1 point

Mindshare

1 point

Stay on message

1 point

Functionality

1 point

Bring to the table

1 point

Take him out behind the wood shed

1 point

Under-promise and over-deliver

1 point

Built from the ground up

1 point

stae-of-the-art

1 point

leverage resources

1 point

This moment in time

1 point

Underemployed

1 point

Let's make sure we're on the same page...

1 point

Let's drill down on this.

1 point

exceeding expectations

1 point

Peel back the Onion

1 point

Apples to Apples

1 point

Turnkey Solution

1 point

Burn rate

1 point

Cash cow

1 point

need to know basis

1 point

Happy Aquarium Secrets

1 point

Run with this

1 point

http://bankvibe.com/credit-cards/

1 point

Probably The Best

1 point

Productivity Meeting

1 point

out of pocket

1 point

We've got to get our basic blocking and tackling down!

1 point

Pay per Head

1 point

Monday-morning quarterback

1 point

Expanding Possibilities

1 point

At least it's Friday....

1 point

Have a nice weekend!

1 point

Could be worse, could be a Monday.

1 point

It's the Trifecta, it's a Friday, it's a payday, AND it's a three day weekend!

1 point

"crickets" (as in uncomfortable silence)

1 point

turn key solutions

1 point

turn key solutions

1 point

To be honest/frank/candid

1 point

Let's put it in the parking lot.

1 point

To be honest/frank/candid

1 point

Let's reboot.

1 point

Phone it in

1 point

Let's put it in the parking lot.

1 point

"Quality is job one"

0 points

"Robust and customer-focused"

0 points

Plug-and-Play

0 points

precision engineered

0 points

high performance

0 points

customizable

0 points

intelligent engineering

0 points

Disintermediation

0 points

Re-organization

0 points

Re-invented

0 points

Certified...

0 points

create something remarkable

0 points

1+1=3

0 points

Pull-through Sales

0 points

Tearing down the silos...

0 points

"if we have the courage of our convictions"

0 points

Robustize

0 points

This thing's going to happen

0 points

"Honestly..."

0 points

I appreciate your candor...

0 points

"Someone (who is) plug and play"

0 points

Whatever it takes

0 points

My way or the highway

0 points

"Custom Engineered Solutions"

0 points

Pick it up and sit on it

0 points

On-Ramp

0 points

Off- Ramp

0 points

Ideation

0 points

business athlete

0 points

Integrated Marketing

0 points

Paving the cowpath

0 points

Feeding the hopper

0 points

x-Killer (i.e. iPod Killer like the Zune)

0 points

eat our own dog food

0 points

solutions

0 points

showstopper

0 points

the way forward

0 points

contemporize the portfolio

0 points

_______ manifesto

0 points

In the trenches with you...

0 points

Our people are our best asset

0 points

It's a birdnest on the ground

0 points

Directionally Correct

0 points

Everything is a matter of balance

0 points

Surface key learnings

0 points

Silo

0 points

For all your _____ needs.

0 points

Your ____ solution(s)

0 points

Lead the charge

0 points

"You are what you are"

0 points

Lets Trade Links

0 points

Shared Vision

0 points

Reach out

0 points

take one for the team

0 points

Never trust a Salesman

0 points

Healthy

0 points

We Have No Choice...

0 points

Everyone Is Doing It

0 points

I Heard It Thru The Grapevine...

0 points

Solution

0 points

Let's remember the rule of 212 degrees

0 points

Lets Do Lunch!

0 points

Hey, we're not here to boil the ocean.

0 points

Our Talk Track

0 points

Your Real Estate Agent For Life

0 points

Crowd-Sourcing

0 points

"Your life is a series of action. Actions are your steps to success." Oscar Jones Dambrit

0 points

Lessons will be learned

0 points

Stakeholder

0 points

We'll Fix It In 'Post'

0 points

Business needs

0 points

Divide and Conquer

0 points

There will be blood.

0 points

Lone ranger

0 points

Bells and whistles

0 points

Differentiate

0 points

On the _____ side,...

0 points

(I've got a) full plate

0 points

Step up to the plate

0 points

Razors and razorblades

0 points

Incentivize

0 points

Smile and dial

0 points

Eat your vegetables

0 points

Execute to plan

0 points

By way of housekeeping...

0 points

Bio break

0 points

Momentum

0 points

Eat what you kill

0 points

Cannibalize

0 points

Look the part

0 points

Up and to the right

0 points

Face time

0 points

Halo effect

0 points

Go off road

0 points

(He's gone) off the reservation

0 points

Color outside the lines

0 points

Shoot first, ask questions later

0 points

Ready, fire, aim

0 points

Tipping point

0 points

Long tail

0 points

Back of the envelope

0 points

Screw the pooch

0 points

(These customers need) hand holding

0 points

Chest thumping

0 points

Pound the table

0 points

Spray and pray

0 points

Hope is not a strategy

0 points

Carpet bombing

0 points

(We don't want to be) all things to all people

0 points

Time to market

0 points

Leave money on the table

0 points

Stick to your knitting

0 points

Re-Imagine

0 points

ground breaking

0 points

No Achievement is Without Sacrifice. dc

0 points

Just for sh_ts & giggles.

0 points

Ya Think ?

0 points

You have to "care"

0 points

fat rabbit

0 points

Brick and Morter

0 points

Drink the company Kool-aid

0 points

Due Diligence

0 points

"Incent" as a verb

0 points

Skyrocket your profits

0 points

That's not all!

0 points

Block & Tackle

0 points

"geographical footprint" or footprint of any kind

0 points

it's a contact sport

0 points

it's part of our secret sauce

0 points

corporate entitlement

0 points

The best thing since sliced bread

0 points

we're going to build a Rolodex

0 points

professional buy process

0 points

marketing liftout

0 points

corporate entanglement

0 points

let's use this as our launchpad

0 points

Bleeding edge

0 points

The Customer is Always Right.

0 points

"One off" situations

0 points

Hindsight is 20/20

0 points

helicopter view

0 points

Synergize

0 points

Business home internet make money

0 points

"Oh, just google it.."

0 points

"blue sky thinking"

0 points

take a break

0 points

'I'm trying to get an angle on this'

0 points

0 points

Test the water

0 points

the name of the game

0 points

This moment in time

0 points

cutting-edge

0 points

Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

0 points

Ticks all the boxes

0 points

Teamness

0 points

Straw dog

0 points

Never ever give up - Keep on pushing forward

0 points

Exciting Changes

0 points

hockey stick

0 points

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic

0 points

Let's reboot.

0 points

Phone it in

0 points

Set expectations.

0 points

0 points