Business Buzzwords

"Business buzzwords not only describe external competitive challenges but in their use have become instruments of change in the organization."

"Most buzzwords pop with the intensity of a strobe flash and fade to black."

"The resulting reaction to buzzwords from the general public, the press, and even the management specialists is often ambiguous and, indeed, occasionally verges on anger."

"Those managers who cannot "walk the talk" may find the management track tougher going, and their corporations may fall behind competitors."

"There are four management competencies in every successful leader."

"The signature phrases introduced by Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad have become mandatory buzzwords in today's business vocabulary."

"Hammer and Champy may not be one person but together they packaged reengineering, the buzzword that has ridden the crest of change management."

"Sometimes we think Charles Handy is writing moral philosophy rather than management theory."

"Kanter has drawn on her academic and consulting experience to provide readers with a sophisticated perspective on change."

"Nadler's vision of the corporation includes some themes being promoted by other management experts."

"They call him Mr. Strategy in Japan where he headed the office of McKinsey & Company."

"In his most recent works Peters has focused on the need to abandon the past rather than change it."

"Porter has a worldwide reputation as a strategic thinker who takes the theoretical and presents it in practical terms that can build a pathway toward implementation."

"Zero defections and building off a loyal customer base can be a foundation for sustaining profitability and generating growth and, therefore, merits considerable attention."

"Savage asks the essential question, How are we to respond to the growing chasm between our technological capabilities and organizational lethargy?"

"Senge identifies the need for companies to become learning organizations."

"While Robert M. Tomasko's solutions are based on solid management theory, they are also eminently practical and achievable."

"Organizational flexibility and the willingness to recreate the company regularly allow management to respond to changes in its competitive marketplace."

"Rather than being caught unprepared and confused, you can develop a strategy for responding to these emerging buzzwords, a way to assess their value."