Business / Corporate : Management

1. A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES ARE BEING TRIED - We are still pissing in the wind.
   
   
2. EXTENSIVE REPORT IS BEING PREPARED ON A FRESH APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM - We just hired three kids fresh out of college.
   
   
3. CLOSE PROJECT COORDINATION - We know who to blame
   
   
4. MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH - It works OK, but looks very hi-tech.
   
   
5. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS DELIVERED ASSURED - We are so far behind schedule the customer is happy to get it delivered.
   
   
6. PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE - The darn thing
   blew up when we threw the switch.
   
   
7. TEST RESULTS WERE EXTREMELY GRATIFYING - We are so surprised that the stupid thing works.
   
   
8. THE ENTIRE CONCEPT WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED - The only person who understood the thing quit.
   
   
9. IT IS IN THE PROCESS - It is so wrapped up in red tape that the situation is about hopeless.
   
   
10. WE WILL LOOK INTO IT - Forget it! We have enough problems for now.
    
    
11. PLEASE NOTE AND INITIAL - Let's spread the responsibility for the screw up.
    
    
12. GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF YOUR THINKING - We'll listen to what you have to say as long as it doesn't interfere with what we've already done.
    
    
13. GIVE US YOUR INTERPRETATION - I can't wait to hear this bull!
    
    
14. SEE ME or LET'S DISCUSS - Come into my office, I'm lonely.
    
    
15. ALL NEW - Not interchangeable with the previous design.
    
    
16. YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT - It finally worked!
    
    
17. LOW MAINTENANCE - Impossible to fix if broken.
    
    
18. ITS IN TESTING RIGHT NOW- we have no idea how to do this.
    
    
19. WE ARE USING FOCUS GROUPS EXTENSIVELY- Maybe they know how its done.
    
    
20. OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO REENGENEER THE PROCESS- How else can we justify firing most of the existing staff without looking like complete idiots.