info@ceoworld.biz
Friday, March 29, 2024
CEOWORLD magazine - Latest - CEO Insider - Why Some Clichés, Excuses, And Responses Used By Business Leaders Are So Irritating?

CEO Insider

Why Some Clichés, Excuses, And Responses Used By Business Leaders Are So Irritating?

Well, here it is, there are some business clichés used by senior executives that are just plain annoying and irritating. I’m saying please just raise your hand, if you have heard one of the clichés from some top executives in your business.

I’ve made a list of the top business clichés, excuses, and responses i have heard over the years — top corporate leaders use to avoid understanding employees and customers.

champagne

1) Failure is not an option = This one is often used by senior executives, CEOs, and managing directors who gets frustrated and wants to shut down questions. But the truth is that Failure is always a possibility. Just because you say it isn’t doesn’t make it so.

2) It is what it is = you hear it all the time, really means, “I’m too lazy to try to make it different, so for gosh sakes stop talking about it.

3) It’s our cash cow/protect/milk the cash cow = really means, if that business goes south, we’re all out of a job

4) I want your feedback.

5) We don’t really have consensus around this yet.

6) Customers just expect too much these days. Give ‘em an inch and they’ll take a mile.

7) Our founders wouldn’t have done this.

8) We don’t have enough boots on the ground = really means, I don’t want to be fired for this disastrous product launch, so I say I don’t have enough resources.

9) This will take too much time away from what we do best.

10) We’ve got bigger fish to fry.

women with wine glass

11) It was a perfect storm = means, i really screwed up but i am going to blame a bunch of factors .

12) We need to wrap our heads around this = really means, Gosh, I never thought of that. We need to discuss that….

13) This is where the rubber meets the road = really means, Don’t screw up

14) We need to work smarter, not harder = irritating and annoying for many reasons. 1st, you imply I’m stupid. 2nd, whatever I’m doing should take a lot less effort and time – so stop talking and start helping.

15) I’m going to sound like a broken record here = really means, i want to clearly point out to you idiots that I’ve made this point several times before

16) Let’s not reinvent the wheel = really means, your wheel might turn out to be a better wheel, which means my wheel wasn’t so great. And we can’t have that.


Add CEOWORLD magazine to your Google News feed.
Follow CEOWORLD magazine headlines on: Google News, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

This report/news/ranking/statistics has been prepared only for general guidance on matters of interest and does not constitute professional advice. You should not act upon the information contained in this publication without obtaining specific professional advice. No representation or warranty (express or implied) is given as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this publication, and, to the extent permitted by law, CEOWORLD magazine does not accept or assume any liability, responsibility or duty of care for any consequences of you or anyone else acting, or refraining to act, in reliance on the information contained in this publication or for any decision based on it.


Copyright 2024 The CEOWORLD magazine. All rights reserved. This material (and any extract from it) must not be copied, redistributed or placed on any website, without CEOWORLD magazine' prior written consent. For media queries, please contact: info@ceoworld.biz
SUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER
CEOWORLD magazine - Latest - CEO Insider - Why Some Clichés, Excuses, And Responses Used By Business Leaders Are So Irritating?
Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj
Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is a publishing executive and economist who is the CEO and editor-in-chief of The CEOWORLD magazine, one of the world’s most influential and recognized global news publications. Additionally, he serves as the chair of the advisory board for the CEOWORLD magazine. He received his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, France. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University Paris, France, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. Dr. Amarendra also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama, United States.


Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is CEO and editor-in-chief of CEOWORLD magazine. You can follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter.