2. Leverage
We are continuing our list of most annoying business phrases and buzzwords with the number – first of all, it is a noun, not a verb. You can’t leverage something; you can only use leverage. Second, it is a very ruthless thing to do, especially in a true business sense of the way. You are basically saying that you will use whatever means necessary to pressure someone into agreeing to a deal with you under your terms, regardless of how illegal or immoral those means are. Needless to say, people who “leverage” other people don’t have many friends.
1. Drinking the Kool-Aid
There are better ways of illustrating your loyalty to a corporation and willingness to accept every decision blindly without even the slightest hesitation than to refer to a tragic event that left almost 1,000 people dead. Drinking the Kool-Aid refers to the Jonestown massacre, in which 916 members of Peoples Temple committed suicide, and using it casually for something as trivial as abiding by a corporate policy is incredibly disrespectful. That is why “Drinking the Kool-Aid” holds the top spot among 16 most annoying business phrases and buzzwords. We need you to toe the line on this one and never use it again.
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