Worst corporate jargon of the week: The roadmap Opinion "Get in losers! We’re going to lift sales by five per cent in quarter four!"
Worst Corporate Jargon of the Week Awards: Scrum Opinion A scrum is not a casual Slack video call or an innocent gathering of penguins. No, a scrum is something more akin to a belief system.
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Stakeholder Opinion Grab a stake and wield it jargon soldier, we're cracking down on corporate claptrap. This week, the insidious 'stakeholder'.
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Disruptor July 25, 2024 Offender: Disruptor Every one of us has been an email chain which is borderline unintelligible for the amount of corporate lingo thrown in there. At City A.M., we’re taking a stand and calling out the worst jargon which travels around the City faster than you can drink an overpriced pint. This week: disruptor. What does [...]
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Architect July 11, 2024 Thought architects designed builders? Wrong! Architects now build the intangible world: data architects, content architects, even video architects.
Worst (political) jargon of the week: Landslide! July 3, 2024 Should we be worried? Undoubtedly. Warning signs of a landslide can include “new cracks or unusual bulges in the ground or pavements”.
Worst election jargon of the week: Triple lock June 13, 2024 To mark election season, City A.M.'s jargon resistance fighters are taking on the realm of politics. This week: the triple lock.
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Put a pin in it May 16, 2024 The apocalypse may be nigh, but jargon users will be putting a pin in that until the four horsemen make a proper appointment, thank you.
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Transform May 2, 2024 The City is full of movers and shakers determined to "transform" every bit of corporate life. We're here to stop them - and stamp out jargon.
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Mission April 25, 2024 Offender: Mission Every one of us has been an email chain which is borderline unintelligible for the amount of corporate lingo thrown in there. At City A.M., we’re taking a stand and calling out the worst jargon which travels around the City faster than you can drink an overpriced pint. This week: mission. What does [...]