Talk the talk but cannot circle back and walk the walk
26 March 2026
Researchers at New York’s Cornell University have devised something called the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale. Long story short, the scale measures how convincing corporate jargon and buzzwords are. Offending terms include actualise, adaptive coherence, credentialing, pressure-test, and the particularly loathsome align, when agree would do.
A high score on the scale, meaning someone cannot hear enough of this… language, suggests they may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer:
People who scored higher on the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale tended to perform worse on tests measuring analytical thinking, cognitive reflection, and fluid intelligence. They also made poorer judgments in workplace decision-making scenarios designed to mimic common business problems.
That’s a conclusion that will come as no surprise to anyone in this corner of the web.
If like me though, you struggle to comprehend corporate speak, much less talk or write the lingo, this translator compiled by Kagi will help should you, for whatever reason, need to talk the talk.
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