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Here is a Q&A of definitive definitions of the key management terms: stakeholder, productivity and MBA. The answers are arbitrary. Even the options are only objective in the sense that objectivity is tantamount to the verisimilitude of the facsimile of the...

How many of these 25 acronyms (as in NATO) and initialisms (as in IBM) do you know? The answers are below. If you know 21 to 25, then you're management consulting material; 11-20 correct means you're an MBA or MBA student; 0 to 10 means you're CEO potential. 1:1 24/7...

It’s fun to explore unlikely excuses for having a messy desk, for changing jobs so often, for not winning that sales pitch … for failing at any work task.

An alpha leader is the dominant one, the Type A (as in the capital of Taiwan), the top dog, the psychopath, the sociopath, the narcissist, the one with the least empathy … the one who actually gets things done … whatever the cost. They’ll never be your friend, so avoid disappoint by lowering your expectations. Be happy by being mildly pessimistic.

Work/life balance is a contentious area. There’s no consensus on whether it’s work:life balance, work-life balance, work-life-balance or work life balance. And besides, work is life, and vice versa … so to claim that it isn’t misses the point of having work that is meaningful.

Use MBA words strategically to make you sound as though you know what you’re talking about.

Here is a syndrome of sinful synonyms and an anthem of antacid antonyms for literally, and figuratively, a handful of management terms … and conditions. The writing is in Q&A format, to emphasise the assertion that many manager have in mind the answer prior to asking the question.

You don’t need a ton of knowledge to play a bigger game. Here’s a tonne of keywords to help you on your way. Play buzzword bingo with 100 examples of clear gibberish, garbled gobbledygook and today’s clichés from the fantasy worlds of Strategy, Management and Leadership.