Don't Use Yesterday's BusinessSpeak

If you have a meeting today, be sure to show how hip and up to date you are: use the word "bucket."

Business Types Get a New Kick Out of the 'Bucket' (Paid link, sorry!)

Suddenly, the humble bucket has become a trendy fixture of corporate boardrooms and PowerPoint presentations. It is pushing aside other business-speak for describing categories or organizational units, such as silo and basket.

"People are using it everywhere now," says Tom Rath, a management consultant and author of "How Full Is Your Bucket?" His book, which has been translated into more than 20 languages since its publication in 2004, advocates praise in the workplace. Mr. Rath's consulting firm has even begun selling readers metal buckets to place on their desks. Their purpose: to receive "drops" of praise from colleagues for a job well done.

Posted by jk at March 27, 2007 10:59 AM