Fill in the blanks while listening. A recent report has criticized the use of management speak in companies. But what is management speak and is it always a bad thing? In this interview, we look at the answers to these questions and hear the opinions of workers and a manager. Callum : ... Worker: I'd probably think the boss is or maybe temporarily unwell. I wouldn't understand what he was talking about at all. Callum : ... Nicola Clark: It's fine to use when it's considered shorthand and when everybody within that environment understands it ... Callum : ... Worker 1: I think the less management speak, . It can just cause confusion, and quite often it's just a way of the boss new management terms that they've learnt on some expensive course. Worker 2: I think it's a real shame that managers rely on such clichés when they are communicating with their staff, because it's really patronizing . Callum : ... Manager: ... I think it's terribly over-used but you know, meaning, thinking, non-conventional thinking ... So I'm not saying all management speak is terrible, I'm just a bit about some of the phrases that come up. Callum : ... Manager: I've taken an intense dislike to "driving things forward" ... "Driving Finance Forward", which in my humble opinion, is not terribly , it just sounds vaguely , so what does it really mean? Callum : ... Manager: Yes, we need to get , we need to get ready , we need to be prepared, and so arguably, why not say "We need to be prepared, or we need to be for the next thing we have to do" ...