Dialog (as a verb)
A pretentious way to say "talk" that makes simple conversation sound like a formal business process. Just say "talk" - it's shorter and clearer.
Corporate Buzzword Dictionary
Decode business jargon with satirical definitions and related terms. Browse 1,157 entries — page 8 of 29.
Digital exhaust
Data generated as a byproduct of digital activities, like the digital footprint we leave behind.
Digital native
Someone who grew up with technology, which is great until they can't figure out how to use a printer.
Digital twin
A digital replica of a physical object, process, or system that can be used for simulation and analysis.
Digital wallet
A digital version of a physical wallet that stores payment information and enables mobile payments.
Direct reports
Employees who report directly to a manager.
Disambiguate
A fancy way to say "clarify" that makes you sound smarter but doesn't actually make you smarter. Just say "clarify" - everyone will understand.
Disconnect (as a noun)
A vague, overused word that means "problem" but sounds more sophisticated, usually used when you can't be specific about what's actually wrong.
Disrupt
To completely change an industry, which in corporate terms usually means making a small improvement and calling it revolutionary.
Disruptive
A word used to describe products or business models that change entire industries, usually by people whose products are just slightly different versions of existing things.
Disruptive Alignment
Despite its futuristic vibe, Disruptive Alignment often results in the same status quo under a trendier label.
Disruptive Architecture
Think of Disruptive Architecture as corporate poetry: pretty words, little substance.
Disruptive Blueprint
Think of Disruptive Blueprint as corporate poetry: pretty words, little substance.
Disruptive Ecosystem
No meeting is complete until someone suggests Disruptive Ecosystem as the next big move.
Disruptive Framework
Disruptive Framework promises sweeping change, though in practice it’s usually just a rebrand of existing processes.
Disruptive Integration
Teams invoke Disruptive Integration to suggest momentum, even when standing still.
Disruptive Journey
Teams invoke Disruptive Journey to suggest momentum, even when standing still.
Disruptive Loop
Executives use Disruptive Loop to inspire confidence, while the rest of the team quietly Googles it.
Disruptive Metric
When someone says Disruptive Metric, it’s often code for ‘we don’t really know what this means, but it sounds innovative.’
Disruptive Mindset
Disruptive Mindset is a shiny phrase that tends to generate more steering committees than real outcomes.
Disruptive Optimization
Teams invoke Disruptive Optimization to suggest momentum, even when standing still.
Disruptive Orchestration
Executives use Disruptive Orchestration to inspire confidence, while the rest of the team quietly Googles it.
Disruptive Paradigm
Facilitating a holistic deconstruction of synergistic paradigms, thereby incapacitating the progenitors in their attempts to ameliorate the ensuing chaos.
Disruptive Pipeline
More of a mantra than a method, Disruptive Pipeline thrives in quarterly reports and keynote speeches.
Disruptive Playbook
Disruptive Playbook is a shiny phrase that tends to generate more steering committees than real outcomes.
Disruptive Roadmap
Disruptive Roadmap sounds like the future but usually translates into another layer of PowerPoint slides.
Disruptive Solution
No meeting is complete until someone suggests Disruptive Solution as the next big move.
Disruptive Strategy
Executives use Disruptive Strategy to inspire confidence, while the rest of the team quietly Googles it.
Disruptive Synergy
Disruptive Synergy is a shiny phrase that tends to generate more steering committees than real outcomes.
Disruptive Transformation
Disruptive Transformation is a shiny phrase that tends to generate more steering committees than real outcomes.
Double click
To investigate further, because apparently single-clicking isn't thorough enough for corporate culture.
Double-click
A corporate way of saying "explain more" that makes simple questions sound like sophisticated business analysis, usually followed by 47 more questions.
Download
A corporate way of saying "tell me" that makes simple information sharing sound like a complex data transfer, usually followed by 47 more questions.
Drill down
To investigate something thoroughly, usually after you realize you have no idea what you're talking about. The corporate version of 'let me Google that for you.'
Drill down
To investigate something thoroughly, usually after you realize you have no idea what you're talking about.
Drink the Kool-Aid
To blindly follow questionable ideas or principles, usually because someone with a fancy title said so. A reference to the Jonestown tragedy that somehow became acceptable office slang.
Drop dead date
A deadline so important that missing it would be catastrophic, usually used as a bluff to motivate people who aren't moving fast enough.
Drop the ball
To make a mistake or fail to follow through on something, usually because you were too busy pretending to be productive to actually do your job.
Dry powder
A corporate euphemism for "money we're not spending" that makes hoarding cash sound like sophisticated financial strategy, usually used when companies want to avoid investing in anything useful.
Ducks in a row
To get everything organized and under control, which in corporate terms means creating 47 different spreadsheets and still being completely disorganized.