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10
BUZZWORDS
YOU NEED TO GET RID OF
CORPORATE
THINK
OUTSIDE
THE BOX
To think of a unique or creative solution. 

“What a great idea. She was really thinking outside the box”.
SYNERGY
The combination of two or more things to produce a combined 

effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. 

“Our two teams created a synergy to complete the project”.
TAKE IT
OFFLINE
To connect at a later time, separate from the current discussion.
“Let’s continue this conversation offline”.
SKIN
GAME
IN THE
To have a personal stake or investment. Originally coined 

by Warren Buffet. 

“As an investor of this company, I have some skin in the game”.
BITE
BULLET
THE
Endure an unpleasant situation that is unavoidable.
“Yes, that conference call is going to be annoying,
but you’ll just have to bite the bullet”.
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TOUCH
BASE
Be in contact with someone again. 

“Let’s touch base next week and see how you feel”.
DRINKING THE
KOOL AID-
To agree with something or to believe in something without
questioning it. “He totally agrees with your argument, he really
drank the kool-aid”.
MOVE THE NEEDLE
Make a noticeable difference in a business metric. 

“We’re gonna have to find a marketing channel to really 

move the needle”.
LET’S
CIRCLE
BACK
The need to discuss an issue at a later time. 

“Let’s circle back next week and see what we come up with”.
HARD
STOP
A fixed time to end an activity or event. 

“I have a hard stop in 30 minutes, we’ll need to end 

the meeting soon”.
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