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corporate jargon

  • 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 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.

  • Political jargon of the week: Campaign trail

    May 30, 2024

    To mark election season, City A.M.'s jargon resistance fighters are taking on the realm of politics. This week: the campaign trail.

  • 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 [...]

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