A collection of terms we use because we have to, not because we mean to.
Perpetual Motion Item (PMI)
A meeting that could have been an email, but was not.
See more PMIsBureaucratic Red Tape (BRT)
A metaphorical representation of the time and energy spent navigating our departmental hierarchy.
Learn more BRTEuphemistic Management Speak (EMS)
A phrase that means the exact opposite of what it says, but is still used because it sounds nice.
Understand EMS betterThe meeting on "Synergy and Cross-Functional Team-Building" was a PMI.
The new policy is just a BRT to the old policy.
The CEO said we need to "think outside the box" when really he meant we should just do what he says.