(1). Extraneous or unnecessary imformation (in other words, virtually all information provided at meetings and conference calls).
Noise
RANDOM LINGO
Keep Some Powder Dry
(1). To only execute a portion of an investment plan, just in case your recommendations end up sucking.
“Given the markets lately, I’d like to keep some powder dry in case we see a tactical move we’d like to make down the road. That’s okay, I’m not really sure I understand what I just said either…”
Rightsizing
(1). When the HR department says you can’t use the word “layoff” when referring to cutting staff positions, you say the organization is “rightsizing.”
“Listen Bill, I’m also trying to ‘rightsize’ my clothing, but it doesn’t have anything to do with my budget.”
Props to Kate V. for the submission.