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




