business
Leveraging my strategic assets for a synergistic paradigm shift
28/July/2008 08:38 Filed in: Other
I was looking at various people on LinkedIn a few
weeks back to see if there are any acquaintances on
there, and I came across an individual who had this
in their blurb about themselves (changed mildly to
protect the innocent):
“PMP certified IT Project Manager with over fifteen years of experience with the ability to leverage her proven record of strategic leadership in solving complex business problems, increase ROI and decrease CTO, as part of a collaborative work environment.”
Maybe it’s the fact that I am sensitive to business bull after having listened to the Bullfighter’s guide, but all I can say is WOW! I can’t really believe that she speaks about herself in the third person and has one sentence so fortified with business bull. Now, I don’t know this person, but if I were a hiring manager I would say that there is a lot of smoke blow from her direction. I personally prefer to more personal blurb. You can be a high powered whatever, but making your blurb more personal shows that you are a person and thus, in my opinion, more valuable to the organization than a business bull automaton.
Just my two cents…
“PMP certified IT Project Manager with over fifteen years of experience with the ability to leverage her proven record of strategic leadership in solving complex business problems, increase ROI and decrease CTO, as part of a collaborative work environment.”
Maybe it’s the fact that I am sensitive to business bull after having listened to the Bullfighter’s guide, but all I can say is WOW! I can’t really believe that she speaks about herself in the third person and has one sentence so fortified with business bull. Now, I don’t know this person, but if I were a hiring manager I would say that there is a lot of smoke blow from her direction. I personally prefer to more personal blurb. You can be a high powered whatever, but making your blurb more personal shows that you are a person and thus, in my opinion, more valuable to the organization than a business bull automaton.
Just my two cents…
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Why business people speak like idiots
24/July/2008 08:36 Filed in: Books | Entertainment
I recently finished listening to
Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A
Bullfighter's Guide
during my commutes from home to work and vice
versa. I was never really a fan of business
speak, crazy work such as paradigm shift, or
leveraging my assets to build up a best of breed
solution. While in business school I tried to
avoid such BS, but I do have to admit that I
have in a number of occasions (when in the
presence of Business people) used such language.
The book was actually quite refreshing for both people who actively seek asylum from such language, and people who should reform their vocabulary to eliminate such non-sense from their word banks. The book comes in audiobook form
,
and I highly recommend it. At the very least the
book is entertaining and it won’t be a waste of
your time. Who knows, the book might convince
you to look at your own usage of business bull
and encourage you to cut it out.
during my commutes from home to work and vice
versa. I was never really a fan of business
speak, crazy work such as paradigm shift, or
leveraging my assets to build up a best of breed
solution. While in business school I tried to
avoid such BS, but I do have to admit that I
have in a number of occasions (when in the
presence of Business people) used such language.
The book was actually quite refreshing for both people who actively seek asylum from such language, and people who should reform their vocabulary to eliminate such non-sense from their word banks. The book comes in audiobook form
,
and I highly recommend it. At the very least the
book is entertaining and it won’t be a waste of
your time. Who knows, the book might convince
you to look at your own usage of business bull
and encourage you to cut it out.