MEETING BUZZWORDS!

Originally published TOM GILL PREDICTS-  Volume Fifteen, Number Two, on September 4, 2000, these Meeting Buzzwords were forwarded by Doreen Salazar from Dr. S. Papper.  They remain as apt today as they were fourteen years ago.
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 Here are some definitions of terms commonly used in staff meetings- and what they REALLY mean:
 
 
 Opportunity:        A long shot
 Challenge:      A long shot without money or space
 Potential:      "excellent training, meager accomplishments"
 Influential:        Big mouth
 Multidisciplinary:  Without leadership
 Integrated:         Fully organized but without content
 Relevant:       Quality not required
 Multifaceted:       Chaos
 Paranoid:       One who usually disagrees with the chairman
 Immature:       One who often disagrees with the chairman
 Progress:         change in policy
 Essentially:        Plus or minus 100%
 Focus:          Ignore everything except my point
 Mission:        Improve parking
 Solution:       Refer to a committee