One i get when i point out something can’t be done…Thats not a can do attitude!
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Not really management speak but Sir Humphrey nails it here!
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Aye, nae bother. 
One of the things I liked about the Armed Forces was their ability to call a spade rather than a bi-manual earth removal implement. It was a few years before I heard the phrase ‘vector those assets to deliver a kinetic solution’ and realised it was time for me to ‘pivot into an alternative employment scenario’.
Mark
(in case it’s not obvious, it means ‘go and kill some bad guys’)
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It’s better than “run it up the flagpole and see who salutes it” though!
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great thread, pls keep me in the loop.
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Yup, I got it slightly wrong in attributing the source of the original statement to the CalMac spokesperson, when all he / she is guilty of, is simply repeating the vaucuous pronouncements of others.
Sheeps, anyone?
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The CalMac I/V I saw (I think the CEO of whatever body) was a masterclass in obfuscation, to the point where he probably wasn’t going to answer to his own name.
Responsible, moi?
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Not sure that I like the optics of this thread - feels like we are on a burning platform
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Buzzword bingo is easier in it’s vanilla form.
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I’m enjoying all the blue sky thinking on this thread.
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Uncontrolled descent into terrain → lost control and crashed.
Controlled descent into terrain → flew it into the ground.
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out-of-the-box
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If it moves, salute it; if it doesn’t, paint it.
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Thermal event - It caught fire!
None compliance - it failed!
Optimised for - we’ve screwed up the way it works with anything else!
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Taking a bite of the reality sandwich is one of my favourites. Yum.
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Well, my new topic has only been up since mid-morning, and I’m so pleased that so many of you felt able to be so proactive, and had the bandwidth to bring to the table your thoughts on the subject matter, and that we all seem to be on the same page.
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“Let’s take it offline” is the one that does my head in.
I usually respond with, “I think it’s important enough to take the time to discuss it now”
Also, there’s the expectation these days that you are basically available and accessible around the clock so it’s an oxymoron to suggest offline even actually exists.
“I don‘t want to derail the meeting” comes a close second. The response to that being, ok, so go back on mute in that case.
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Walk the walk and talk the talk
Sexy corporate finance deals
Touch base
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