Epic
A word used to describe something of heroic, sweeping proportions, usually applied to things that are just slightly better than average.
Corporate Buzzword Dictionary
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Ethical AI
AI-related corporate buzzword that sounds futuristic but usually means "we're not sure how this works yet."
Evangelist
Someone who passionately promotes a product or idea, usually self-appointed and more enthusiastic than knowledgeable.
Evolve
A fancy way to say "change" or "develop" that makes simple progress sound like a natural, inevitable process.
Execute
A fancy way to say "do" or "carry out" that makes simple actions sound more important and strategic than they actually are.
Executive summary
Concise overview of the most important points.
Expansion motion
Strategies to grow revenue from existing customers by selling additional products or services.
Experience-led growth
Growth-related corporate speak that promises exponential results with minimal effort.
Explainability
The ability to understand and explain how AI systems make decisions, like transparency for algorithms.
FTE
Full-time employee.
FYI
For your information.
Fail fast
A philosophy of quickly testing ideas and learning from failures, like rapid experimentation with built-in failure.
Fail fast
A philosophy that encourages quick failures, which is great until you fail at everything.
Feedforward
A corporate euphemism for 'feedback,' made to sound more positive and future-focused than the traditional term.
Financial inclusion
Efforts to provide financial services to underserved populations who lack access to traditional banking.
Fire drill
In workplace slang, a fire drill is a sudden rush to handle an urgent request that disrupts planned work, often with hurried coordination or unclear priorities.
Fish or cut bait
A fishing metaphor that means "make a decision" but sounds more folksy and dramatic, usually said by people who have never actually fished.
Flesh out
To provide additional detail or information, usually because your initial idea was so vague that no one understood what you were talking about.
Flight risk
A corporate euphemism for "employee who wants to quit" that makes poor management sound like a risk assessment, usually used when managers realize they've been treating people terribly.
Food chain
The hierarchy of roles within an organization.
Fractional executive
A part-time executive who works for multiple companies, like a consultant but with a fancier title.
Framework
A corporate euphemism for "way of thinking" that makes basic organization sound like a sophisticated methodology, usually created by consultants who charge $500/hour to tell you things you already know.
Frictionless
A word that means "smooth" or "easy" but sounds more technical and impressive, usually used to describe experiences that are actually quite friction-filled.
Frictionless Architecture
Teams invoke Frictionless Architecture to suggest momentum, even when standing still.
Frictionless Blueprint
More of a mantra than a method, Frictionless Blueprint thrives in quarterly reports and keynote speeches.
Frictionless Ecosystem
Frictionless Ecosystem promises sweeping change, though in practice it’s usually just a rebrand of existing processes.
Frictionless Enablement
Frictionless Enablement is a shiny phrase that tends to generate more steering committees than real outcomes.
Frictionless Experience
Frictionless Experience sounds like the future but usually translates into another layer of PowerPoint slides.
Frictionless Framework
More of a mantra than a method, Frictionless Framework thrives in quarterly reports and keynote speeches.
Frictionless Integration
Despite its futuristic vibe, Frictionless Integration often results in the same status quo under a trendier label.
Frictionless Journey
Teams invoke Frictionless Journey to suggest momentum, even when standing still.
Frictionless Metric
When someone says Frictionless Metric, it’s often code for ‘we don’t really know what this means, but it sounds innovative.’
Frictionless Optimization
More of a mantra than a method, Frictionless Optimization thrives in quarterly reports and keynote speeches.
Frictionless Orchestration
More of a mantra than a method, Frictionless Orchestration thrives in quarterly reports and keynote speeches.
Frictionless Paradigm
Teams invoke Frictionless Paradigm to suggest momentum, even when standing still.
Frictionless Pipeline
Teams invoke Frictionless Pipeline to suggest momentum, even when standing still.
Frictionless Playbook
Frictionless Playbook is a shiny phrase that tends to generate more steering committees than real outcomes.
Frictionless Roadmap
More of a mantra than a method, Frictionless Roadmap thrives in quarterly reports and keynote speeches.
Frictionless Solution
When someone says Frictionless Solution, it’s often code for ‘we don’t really know what this means, but it sounds innovative.’
Frictionless Synergy
Frictionless Synergy promises sweeping change, though in practice it’s usually just a rebrand of existing processes.