Out with the old

"Synergy"
"At the end of the day"
"Solution"
"Metrics"
"Redeployed people"
"On the runway"
"Win-win"
"Value-added"
"Paradigm"
"Get on the same page"
"Customer-centric"
"Generation X"
"Accountability management"
"Core competency"
"Alignment"
"Incremental"

And in with the new:

Watercooler games (n.) -- co-worker discussions

Smell test (n.) -- determining the potential success of a product; formerly "run it up the flag pole"

Critical path (n.) -- determining the appropriate steps to take

Low-hanging fruit (n.) -- easy opportunities for new business

Bandwidth (n.) -- the amount of time and resources needed for a project

Download (v.) -- assess the facts of a particular situation

Brain dump (n.) -- providing all of the information; typically given when someone is handing over an initiative or preparing a successor


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