Tell me a word or phrase that, if uttered, makes you immediately wish you could leave the conversation.
Some examples for me:
"tech"
"onboarding"
"webinar"
"provost"
Conversation
"sync"
"alignment"
"leverage synergies"
"weekly standup"
"impact"
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"ask" as a noun
"action" as a verb
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OMG: "what's the ask?"
"let's action the ask"
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have you actioned the ask since the last sync?
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have you synced with team to leverage synergies to make sure we're actioning the ask to have the most aligned impact?
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I love all this shit. I talk like this every chance I get.
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You only aspire to be that mediocre
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That’s an actionable insight. I’ll circle back and ping when I action it.
i once wrote a doc for a certain company arguing that if an insight is actionable it is by definition not an insight - it didn't go over well.
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Fully agree, although there’s no silver bullet.
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