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Hayatoukrama Posted 19 years ago
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List of sports clichés

Sports clichés used in business

According to Dr. Don R. Powell, licensed psychologist and president of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, sports clichés are used in about 50 percent of corporate boardrooms. They provide a shorthand to quickly communicate ideas. According to Dr. Powell, "We have a love/hate relationship with cliches. Although we complain about them, we are enamored with them. That's because they always seem to fit."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_clich%C3%A9s#_note-KUSI

  • "They're a team player."
  • "They dropped the ball."
  • "It's gut-check time."
  • "They don't pull any punches."
  • "They always step up to the plate."
  • "They talk a good game."
  • "They're in a league of their own."
  • "They want to play hardball."
  • "The ball's in your court."
  • "They answered the bell."
  • "We knocked it out of the park."
  • "That was a hole in one."
  • "It was a slam dunk."
  

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Hi, A good part of the other 50% are probably related to war/fighting. , etc. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, A good part of the other 50% are probably related to war/fighting.
  • , etc.
  • Clive
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Hi,

A good part of the other 50% are probably related to war/fighting.

eg hostile takeover, aggressive advertising, battle for customers, industrial espionage, rally the troops, etc., etc.

Clive
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Oh, you left out all the awful consultant speak that is now creeping in everywhere. My personal "favorite" is "the visioning process."
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