Here are my top 10 words or expressions that none of us should dare say at the Annual Convention under penalty of listening to Barry Manilow for 24 hours straight while reading the FMLA intermittent regulations:
10. Matrix
9. Synergistic alignment
8. Sea change
7. Paradigm shift
6 Knowledge share
5. Change agent
4. Value proposition
3. Leverage best practices
2. Seat at the table
1. Think outside the box
I would like to emphasize that, if you think outside the box, you are still restrained by the box! Enough with the boxes already.
Listen for these words and avoid them at all cost. After all, you don’t want to be accused of “drinking the Kool Aid”
For other traps to avoid at the SHRM’s conference, see Matt Stollak’s "Eleven Things NOT to do at #SHRM15" or on twitter at: @akabruno.
Matt, I am sorry I did not list “Seat At the Table” as #1. But please be assured that I came up with my list only after a robust gap analysis with key stakeholders. Still, I thank you for your value-added contribution that will help attendees pivot the conference successfully.
Jonathan A. Segal is a partner at Duane Morris LLP in the Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group . He is also the managing principal of the Duane Morris Institute . The Duane Morris Institute provides training for human resource professionals, in house counsel, benefits administrators and managers at Duane Morris, at client sites and by way of webinar on myriad employment, labor, benefits and immigration matters. Read Jonathan's blog at the Duane Morris Institute or follow him on Twitter @Jonathan_HR_Law .
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