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Phoenix PR Posted 20 years ago
I'd be interested in learning your thoughts about the use of jargon where you live, work, or go to school. The following article brought this topic to my attention...
Jargon is big turn-off for employees
Source: PersonnelToday.com, 06 November 2006
Bosses who use management jargon fail to impress more than half of their staff, according to a survey by pollsters YouGov.
Around 54% of employees questioned to mark the fifteenth anniversary of best practice accreditation body http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/(IIP) had a low opinion of colleagues who use management jargon.
More than a third (39%) felt the use of 'managementspeak' betrayed a lack of confidence, and almost one in five (18%) thought those who did so were untrustworthy or trying to cover something up.
The research also suggested that jargon could create a barrier between managers and their teams.
Demonstrating the potential desk divide, 55% of senior managers thought jargon was harmless while 42% of employees thought it created misunderstandings about roles and responsibilities.
Six out of 10 employees said they would prefer no jargon at all at work, yet 39% said its use was on the rise.
Commenting on the findings, released today on the first day of 'Investors in People Week', IIP director Nicola Clark, said: "The research gives bosses an invaluable insight into the impact of management jargon on the workplace.
"While it can be a useful shorthand at times, managers need to be more alert to when and how they use it."
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I'd be interested in learning your thoughts about the use of jargon where you live, work, or go to school. The following article brought this topic to my attention...
Jargon is big turn-off for employeesSource: PersonnelToday.com, 06 November 2006
Bosses who use management jargon fail to impress more than half of their staff, according to a survey by pollsters YouGov.
Around 54% of employees questioned to mark the fifteenth anniversary of best practice accreditation body http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/(IIP) had a low opinion of colleagues who use management jargon.
More than a third (39%) felt the use of 'managementspeak' betrayed a lack of confidence, and almost one in five (18%) thought those who did so were untrustworthy or trying to cover something up.
The research also suggested that jargon could create a barrier between managers and their teams.
Demonstrating the potential desk divide, 55% of senior managers thought jargon was harmless while 42% of employees thought it created misunderstandings about roles and responsibilities.
Six out of 10 employees said they would prefer no jargon at all at work, yet 39% said its use was on the rise.
Commenting on the findings, released today on the first day of 'Investors in People Week', IIP director Nicola Clark, said: "The research gives bosses an invaluable insight into the impact of management jargon on the workplace.
"While it can be a useful shorthand at times, managers need to be more alert to when and how they use it."
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I think it interesting that Nicola Clark lapses into jargon (""The research gives bosses an invaluable insight into the impact of management jargon on the workplace.") in the very sentence in which she deprecates its use.
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Oh, Mr. P., that is crystal clear compared to the sort of thing she's talking about! 
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