Max ROI

Max ROI

31 stories

Maximilian ROI has spent thirty years inside organizations large enough to have a Vision Statement and self-aware enough to ignore it. He has run the offsites. He has said synergy in front of a board, with a straight face and a waterfall chart, and meant it.

Today, Max is the Dean of Steerania’s School of Bullshit. He describes this as his pro bono contribution to society. He takes the role completely seriously, which is itself the joke.

The dictionary exists because the language of business is a craft, and like most crafts it is easier to participate in than to explain. Max has decided, at this point in his career, that explanation is the more interesting option. He is not here to expose the system. He helped build it.

Painshare

/ˈpeɪn.ʃɛər/

Advocate

/ˈæd.və.kət/

Benefits

/ˈben.ɪ.fɪts/

Concern

/kənˈsɜːn/

Mushroom Management

/ˈmʌʃ.ruːm ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/

Team

/tiːm/

Leadership

/ˈliːdərˌʃɪp/

Low-Hanging Fruit

/ˌloʊ ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈfrut/

Push Back

/ˈpʊʃ ˌbæk/

Rightsizing (Involuntary Career Event)

/ˈraɪt.saɪ.zɪŋ/

Birthday

/ˈbɜːrθˌdeɪ/

Self-Starter

/sɛlf ˈstɑːrtər/

Take This Offline

/teɪk ðɪs ˈɒf.laɪn/

Bandwidth

/ˈbændˌwɪdθ/

Add-Value

/æd ˈvæl.juː/

CEO

/ˌsiː.iː.ˈoʊ/

Boss

/bɔs/

Ownership

/ˈoʊ.nər.ʃɪp/

As You Know

/æz juː noʊ/

Socialise the Learnings

/ˈsəʊ.ʃəl.aɪz ðə ˈlɜː.nɪŋz/

Humaneering

/hjuːˈmeɪn.ɪər.ɪŋ/

BCC

/ˌbiː.siː.ˈsiː/

Bottom Line

/ˈbɒt.əm laɪn/

Synergy

/ˈsɪn.ər.dʒi/

Circle Back

/ˈsɜː.kəl bæk/

Corporate Ladder

/ˈkɔːr.pər.ɪt ˈlæd.ər/

Talent Velocity • Talent Density

/ˈtæl.ənt ˈvɛl.ə.si/ • /ˈtæl.ənt ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/

Zero Tolerance

/ˈzɪə.roʊ ˈtɒl.ə.rəns/

Leverage

/ˈlɛv.ər.ɪdʒ/

Benefit Dinner

/ˈbɛnɪfɪt ˈdɪnər/

Accounts Payable

/əˈkaʊnts ˈpeɪə.bəl/