Comments on: Business Slang: Top 10 Spoiled Sports Sayings http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/ Know More HR. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:45:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sports Picks http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/comment-page-1/#comment-30461 Sports Picks Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:30:38 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/#comment-30461 No question! You nailed it. No question! You nailed it.

]]> By: amresh http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 amresh Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:39:38 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/#comment-2922 Awesome. I know when i am hurled at just words...we trying to improve and bring in a process...@#$% Awesome. I know when i am hurled at just words…we trying to improve and bring in a process…@#$%

]]> By: JT http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/comment-page-1/#comment-2901 JT Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:43:47 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/#comment-2901 Nothing more can be added to Steve's comments plus the original post. Nothing more can be added to Steve’s comments plus the original post.

]]> By: Sarah Chambers http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/comment-page-1/#comment-2900 Sarah Chambers Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:20:58 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/#comment-2900 Steve, very fun. And, I rest my case. Steve, very fun. And, I rest my case.

]]> By: Frank Roche http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/comment-page-1/#comment-2899 Frank Roche Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:00:03 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/#comment-2899 Steve, that's just brilliant. LOL."T-shirt sizings?" I've not heard that one before. But you can bet I'll be using it this afternoon! Funny. Steve, that’s just brilliant. LOL.”T-shirt sizings?” I’ve not heard that one before. But you can bet I’ll be using it this afternoon! Funny.

]]> By: Steve http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/comment-page-1/#comment-2898 Steve Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:53:09 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2008/02/11/business-slang-top-10-spoiled-sports-sayings/#comment-2898 I’m going to go to the mat here and say you knocked this one outta the park, it was a grand slam. In fact, you can take your victory lap now if you would like. But hey, time out here...I don’t think that these should necessarily be down for the count. To spike these out of hand is almost unsportsmanlike…upon further review these word or phrases may serve to rally the team. These may not be by the book but in the world today it seems that the business world would like to equate itself more with the scrum than the boardroom. The ‘reinforcement’ of that image is to utilize the terminology from that arena. Maybe benchwarmers like me can relate and feel a part of the team (or not) when we get sent to the minors. Well my response is coming down to the wire here but I would like to thank everyone who gave me this opportunity…you know I’m just taking it one day at a time…making the best of my abilities…because there is no I in team…had enough…I’ve got a million of ‘em… Parting shot, as with all words overuse of them makes them useless. At one time there may have been (or may still be) a time a place where the sports imagery to capture or convey a certain thought is appropriate but not in every other sentence. Are we reading out of the same playbook with this one? One final note, in our company we don’t do ballpark project estimates…even better we now do “T-shirt sizings” if that doesn’t get my knickers in a twist… I’m going to go to the mat here and say you knocked this one outta the park, it was a grand slam. In fact, you can take your victory lap now if you would like. But hey, time out here…I don’t think that these should necessarily be down for the count. To spike these out of hand is almost unsportsmanlike…upon further review these word or phrases may serve to rally the team. These may not be by the book but in the world today it seems that the business world would like to equate itself more with the scrum than the boardroom. The ‘reinforcement’ of that image is to utilize the terminology from that arena. Maybe benchwarmers like me can relate and feel a part of the team (or not) when we get sent to the minors. Well my response is coming down to the wire here but I would like to thank everyone who gave me this opportunity…you know I’m just taking it one day at a time…making the best of my abilities…because there is no I in team…had enough…I’ve got a million of ‘em…

Parting shot, as with all words overuse of them makes them useless. At one time there may have been (or may still be) a time a place where the sports imagery to capture or convey a certain thought is appropriate but not in every other sentence. Are we reading out of the same playbook with this one?

One final note, in our company we don’t do ballpark project estimates…even better we now do “T-shirt sizings” if that doesn’t get my knickers in a twist…

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