From the Huffington Post Why Workplace Jargon Is A Big Problem http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/work-words_n_5159868.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business When we replace a specific task with a vague expression, we grant the task more magnitude than it deserves. If we don't describe an activity plainly, it seems less like an easily achievable goal and more like a cloudy state of existence that fills unknowable amounts of time. A fog of fast and empty language has seeped into the workplace. I say it's time we air it out, making room for simple, concrete words, and, therefore, more deliberate actions. By striking the following 26 words from your speech, I think you'll find that you're not quite as overwhelmed as you thought you were. Count the number that LLNLs mangers use. touch base circle back bandwidth - impactful - utilize - table the discussion deep dive - engagement - viral value-add - one-sheet deliverable - work product - incentivise - take it to the ...
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And the headline should read FORMER counter-intelligence officer. It should be noted that he was a former FBI agent as well. Should the labs not hire former federal law enforcement officials as well?
If you are going to stir the pot of smelly subtance, be willing to lick the spoon.
So does this mean that ONRL is starting to get an culture of arrogance?
Battelle is really efficient at throwing potential problems off the boat and watching them drown. Or holding them under if they don't.
I think you are being harsh on Battelle, perhaps they have to deal with arrogant science culture, and the problems are just to deep to be fixed, ORNL should be shut down.
The resignation of ex-FBI supervisor William Cleveland Jr. came one day after federal agents in Los Angeles arrested a retired colleague, James J. Smith, and businesswoman Katrina Leung in an espionage-related case Wednesday.
And so it goes.....hahahaha!
This happened at LLNL, never heard about it. If it was at LANL than it would be all over the news in the NYT, accusations of arrogant cowboy scientists, out of control lab, yada, yada, yada.
January 8, 2016 at 4:15 AM"
The beautiful thing about culture is that you can just say it and labels everyone and everything they do and you do not have to provide specifics or fract. You can use it to condemn groups or promote groups just by invoking the word. It is very effective on the weak minded which is why it is now so powerful. Here are some examples.
Star wars fans are know for having culture of laziness and ineptitude.
The entire culture of DHS culture is that of short sighted arrogance.
UCLA has a live for today Yolo party culture.
The problem with Wisconsin is the entire "we are so much better" culture that provides the state.
The city of Chicago's culture of excellence is example for the rest of the nation to live by.