Friday, January 12, 2007

What Senior Management Really Means

Here's a handy translation of what senior management really means when they say:

"That's very interesting."
[We've decided to say absolutely nothing that implies any commitment whatsoever.]

"We did something similar to that a few years ago."
[And the person who proposed it is now working at our office in Sudan.]

"Did you run this by Legal?"
[So they can strangle it?]

"How would you explain that to the average person?"
[We don't understand a word of what you're saying.]

"That's remarkable!"
[Not nice remarks perhaps, but remarkable.]

"Let us think about it."
[No.]

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