Heard this yesterday ffs !

Wtf ? · 08-10-2019 5:54am #1

''Maybe we should circle back and touch base before going forward''

What a load of Bollix.

dmc17 · 08-10-2019 5:55am

Wtf ? wrote: »

''Maybe we should circle back and touch base before going forward''
What a load of Bollix.

Did you reach out to them?

Squall Leonhart · 08-10-2019 5:55am

What exactly is blue sky thinking?

Wtf ? · 08-10-2019 5:59am

Will I run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes ?

Notoldorwise · 08-10-2019 6:04am

Better, strategically, to double down and escalate change...

statto25 · 08-10-2019 6:05am

Did you have a quick sync afterwards?

mikemac2 · 08-10-2019 6:08am

Take the discussion offline OP

soiseztomabel · 08-10-2019 6:08am

.....”if that makes sense”

Ipso · 08-10-2019 6:08am

dmc17 wrote: »

Wtf ? wrote: »

''Maybe we should circle back and touch base before going forward''
What a load of Bollix.

Did you reach out to them?

Or reach around.

gmisk · 08-10-2019 6:09am

What are the big ticket items?
And the low hanging fruit?

Pinch Flat · 08-10-2019 6:11am

OP maybe you should reach out and ask what he meant?

Fanny Wank · 08-10-2019 6:11am

Was it mission critical?

Panthro · 08-10-2019 6:12am

We'll have conversations at a later date

Wtf ? · 08-10-2019 6:13am

gmisk wrote: »

What are the big ticket items?
And the low hanging fruit?

Heard that lately too, So funny !:D

Wtf ? · 08-10-2019 6:18am

Fanny **** wrote: »

Was it mission critical?

gctest50 · 08-10-2019 6:21am

Where there is stagnation, interconnectedness cannot thrive.

completedit · 08-10-2019 6:24am

It’s not that big a deal, the circle part is naff but whatever.

This comes up on Boards all the time. Would probably annoy me more in person but I’ve heard low level managers, real kind sorts use it and just seemed kinda endearing,

topper75 · 08-10-2019 8:15am

Is this going to be rolled out on a go-forward basis?

SeaFields · 08-10-2019 8:17am

topper75 wrote: »

Is this going to be rolled out on a go-forward basis?

Only if it results in a quick win.

lleti · 08-10-2019 8:20am

You heard this on an advert mocking corp speak...

Captain_Crash · 08-10-2019 8:25am

In the interest of best practice sharing, it would be of benefit the corporate synergies to move ahead with the circle back

Ipso · 08-10-2019 8:30am

topper75 wrote: »

Is this going to be rolled out on a go-forward basis?

We need to manage expectations.

Snotty · 08-10-2019 8:33am

This is going to be a game changer but we need to pivot on the pain points and take it offline to align on the deliverables.

antodeco · 08-10-2019 8:36am

I think we should allocate our scrum master, to get a better understanding of the cadence of this particular project, before we invest more resources into a sinking ship

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 08-10-2019 8:37am

Sounds like Gus from Drop the Dead Donkey.

George, can we pool our brainspaces in a center of excellence?"

Stevieluvsye · 08-10-2019 8:46am

But can you actually see the wood for the tree

PARlance · 08-10-2019 8:50am

Wish they would all go for a deep-dive, with concrete tied to their ankles!

Too much? Nah, just enough.

jam_mac_jam · 08-10-2019 9:00am

My favorite is using military terms to make sure we feel important... debrief.. regroup.. good Jesus.

Take offline, we aren't online, we are in a meeting.
Action that, you mean do that.
Cascade to the teams, instead of tell.

Seriously FML.

Wayne Jarvis · 08-10-2019 9:01am

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

My favorite is using military terms to make sure we feel important... debrief.. regroup.. good Jesus.

Take offline, we aren't online, we are in a meeting.
Action that, you mean do that.
Cascade to the teams, instead of tell.

Seriously FML.

Or people that say they are at the coalface. You work in an air conditioned office not a mine you twat!

gmisk · 08-10-2019 9:14am

Squall Leonhart wrote: »

What exactly is blue sky thinking?

You are behind the times it is all about red ocean and blue ocean strategy...

I started a new job about a month ago...I have a spreadsheet with over 100 abbreviations translated so I can try and understand in plain language what everything is...it's like some people are speaking in code.

For example
"Do you have the RTM for the BRD?"
"No have you tried AP356?"

This place is a bit w1a....to say the least

doh1988 · 08-10-2019 9:17am

My god these are annoying...

namloc1980 · 08-10-2019 9:19am

Where I work we have so many abbreviations and jargon it's incredible. Only that I'm here so long, otherwise wouldn't have a clue what everyone is saying.

BrokenArrows · 08-10-2019 9:21am

namloc1980 wrote: »

Where I work we have so many abbreviations and jargon it's incredible. Only that I'm here so long, otherwise wouldn't have a clue what everyone is saying.

Same with my company.

On almost every conference call i have to ask "what team is that"?

"can you contact OAC and make sure the deliver the POC to the SJR"

Colonel Claptrap · 08-10-2019 9:22am

We should put more bodies on this OP.

Compartmentalise the throughput to meet deliverables. There's simply too much noise.

This should be a tier 1 thread.

We should escalate. Can you touch base with a mod?

For now, let's kick to touch.