What does managementese mean?
Managementese means (often derogatory) The jargon used by management..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(often derogatory) The jargon used by management..
Even phrased as they are in Higher Managementese, these comments touch the heart of the matter.
The uniqueness of Perotspeak is its mixture of rustic metaphor with modern managementese.
Since February, we have been calling for the ridiculously named Consignia to change back to the good old Post Office. . . . [T]he chief executive, John Roberts, said of Consignia that it was a "modern, meaningful and entirely appropriate" name that "describes the full scope of the Post Office in a way that the words ‘post’ and ‘office’ cannot". That was clearly hogwash managementese of the worst variety.
Use managementese when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Managementese means (often derogatory) The jargon used by management..
Common synonyms include managementspeak.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Even phrased as they are in Higher Managementese, these comments touch the heart of the matter.
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