Psychologists Have a New Way to Measure ‘Corporate Bullshit’—and It Reveals a Surprising Secret About Performance |
Psychologists Have a New Way to Measure ‘Corporate Bullshit’—and It Reveals a Surprising Secret About Performance
You should circle back for a confab with workers who are deeply into blue-skying ideas. They may not be a synergistic fit for your outfit.
BY KIT EATON @KITEATON
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Jargon is either a useful tool to express complex ideas in a short, quick format among a group of experts … or an elitist closed-door barrier to keep outsiders at a distance, depending on your take and, perhaps, your field of work. But new research shines a different light on the matter. It suggests that you should be sensitive to workers who demonstrate an outsized love of corporate jargon: they may turn out to be great at language, but terrible at making real business-sensitive decisions.
The research by Cornell cognitive psychologist Shane Littrell discussed what Littrell has jauntily titled the........