2.22.2010

The 10 Most Overused Office Phrases

If you work in the classic office environment with cubicles and coffee rooms and water coolers, one of the following 10 phrases is probably something you say ALL the time, and the rest probably make you want to shoot something:

1. "Think outside the box"
2. "Let's touch base"
3. "Blue-sky thinking"
4. "Blame-storming"
5. "Drill down to a more granular level"
6. "Let's not throw pies in the dark"
7. "I've got that on my radar"
8. "Push the envelope"
9. "Bring your A-game"
10. "Get all your ducks in a row"