Comments on: Why Businesspeople Speak Like Idiots

By: by Tim

by Tim — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:39:08 +0000

Yeah, I’m working on it, but I’ve got to milk it for all it’s worth, since I can’t really write 12 posts about it …

By: Traveler

Traveler — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:19:18 +0000

I forgot to mention, Tim: Don’t leave us in suspense about your “I mowed down Bill Gates” story. Looking forward to it!

By: by Tim

by Tim — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:49:46 +0000

Synergize identities? Wow, that’s a new one.

Consultants are like lawyers; they sell words ordinary people can’t understand.

Jim, I like your Bargaineering identity much better

By: jim

jim — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:56:12 +0000

This is great, it reminds me of my days as a consultant where I would identify synergies and synergize identities. The word soup was getting to be ridiculous, I felt like the only people buying it were the fools who came up with the words.

By: by Tim

by Tim — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:31:08 +0000

Please do. I’m hoping to visit Japan in June and would like to arrange a Soul Shelter meet up.

As to great posts, thanks for cheering me on!

By: Traveler

Traveler — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:48:13 +0000

Actually, Tim, I think we’ve met briefly in Japan years ago. It was spotting your name somewhere recently that brought me to this blog. Will have to send you a short email some time soon to say hi again.

In the meantime, more great posts, please!

By: by Tim

by Tim — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:02:09 +0000

@ Cindy: You obviously hadn’t articulated your paradigm along the value chain. Which is just as well, because as it turns out, there’s nothing to manage.

And now you are a writer, and a teacher of writing, which is a very fine profession, and so much more rewarding for you than being in business. Thank you for writing clearly, and for helping others do the same.

@ Traveler: Thank you for this priceless quote. Soon I will share some other stories about the company that takes us where we don’t want to go today, including the time I physically knocked Bill Gates down (I’m not making this up).

P.S. Glad to know that Soul Shelter has a least one reader in Japan, my second home

By: Traveler

Traveler — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:52:34 +0000

All so true. Here’s a good example: Just a few days ago, Microsoft announced it’ll open retail stores (like Apple) and make shopping simpler for customers. Their message is “we want to make it easier to understand and buy our products.” But here’s how the COO decided to explain that:

“We’re working hard to transform the PC and Microsoft buying experience at retail by improving the articulation and demonstration of the Microsoft innovation and value proposition so that it’s clear, simple and straightforward for consumers everywhere.”

And apparently, the guy doesn’t see the irony in that. Sigh.

By: Cindy Marsch

Cindy Marsch — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:12:20 +0000

No wonder I made a D in Management the first time through! I was an English – Business co-major and the two worlds could NOT coexist in that class. I’d actually worked in Management (for a consultant) for two summers and could DO the job, but I couldn’t “get” the language of the “discipline” in my university course.