Re:Ask HN: How to speak like a leader, not like an engineer?
by warent on Saturday March 09, 2019 @10:50PM
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Jokes aside, some of this is just normal communication used in business and that's not a bad thing. The consistency is actually useful when communicating between businesses. Makes it easier to integrate and speak the same language so everyone stays on the same page.
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Re:Ask HN: How to speak like a leader, not like an engineer?
by superconformist on Saturday March 09, 2019 @11:03PM
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Yes, I can tell you and I have synergy. B2B consistency is not just useful, it is impactful.
Despite the win-win dialog we're having, maybe we should take it offline.
Re:Ask HN: How to speak like a leader, not like an engineer?
by hbarka on Sunday March 10, 2019 @12:38AM
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That was funny. I get your /s
Re:Ask HN: How to speak like a leader, not like an engineer?
by gerbilly on Sunday March 10, 2019 @11:58AM
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Except that many of these terms exist not to make communication clearer, but to obfuscate, to hedge.
It's a type of obscurantism. It also sounds like a bunch of shibboleths, secret handshakes of the C level people.
Why do we accept terms like re-structuring, downsizing etc? Can't we just call it what it is: "Firing people?"
Re:Ask HN: How to speak like a leader, not like an engineer?
by warent on Sunday March 10, 2019 @03:04PM
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Because there's more information being communicated in "downsizing" or "re-restructuring."
All downsizing involves firing people, but not all "firing people" involves downsizing.
True, people can abuse those terms for a doublespeak effect, but they have legitimate uses.