Re: Management cliches : Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:32 am  

Ski wrote:

"customers can't buy empty space"

Get marketing on it.

Re: Management cliches : Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:44 pm  

if someone at work talks cobblers I just ask them if they have ever watched Father Ted. If they reply yes I say Jack talks more sense than you. If they say No I tell them watch Dougal at his best as He must be related.

Re: Management cliches : Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:23 pm  

Ski wrote:

Work in retail, you get them on a daily basis.
"if you can't deal with difficult customers, go to ellsmere port, fit car doors for a living" is my favourite of our store managers.

how is that bollox, it's quite true

Ski wrote:

"if it's in the building it's on the shelf"
"customers can't buy empty space"

likewise both of those, make perfect sense in a retail environment.

Re: Management cliches : Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:31 pm  

Standee wrote:

how is that bollox, it's quite true

likewise both of those, make perfect sense in a retail environment.

Are you his boss??

Re: Management cliches : Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:48 pm  

Steve-O wrote:

Are you his boss??

no, I'm just right on this odd occasion

Re: Management cliches : Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:20 pm  

Not exactly management bollix.....

An ex manager of mine would give occasional speeches to his (small) staff, and would invariably start with 'Presently, at this time we are.......'

I just wanted to scream "either/or" at him each time he said it.

Re: Management cliches : Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:48 am  

Our Head of Client Services is a master at these. Everyone is either "touching base" or "on point" with their "holistic" "synergy".

My personal favourite was his meeting invitiation to "wrap a layer of strategic thought around the <client> campaign".

Working in digital marketing, you have to get used to them but so far at least, I'm resisting.

Re: Management cliches : Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:38 am  

"lets take this offline" in a meeting is often used at our place.

Re: Management cliches : Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:18 pm  

bramleyrhino wrote:

My personal favourite was his meeting invitiation to "wrap a layer of strategic thought around the <client> campaign".

That's quite splendid. I might try to adapt it for everyday use.

Re: Management cliches : Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:24 pm  

bramleyrhino wrote:

Our Head of Client Services is a master at these.

He would be with a job title like that.