Buzzword Bingo: Strike the right balance!(Brief article)

A study looked at the communication behaviors of 2,000 American workers and compiled a list of the most cringeworthy office phrases. How many of the top 10 have you used?

  1. Give 110 percent

  2. Think outside the box

  3. Hammer it out

  4. Heavy lifting

  5. Throw them under the bus

  6. Don't count your chickens before they've hatched

  7. Pushing the envelope

  8. Let the cat out of the bag

  9. Let's circle back

  10. Win-win situation

--OnePoll and Jive Communications

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