The Most Common Buzzwords · Managing Director level

"De-risk"

"De-risk" means to take steps that reduce the likelihood or impact of something going wrong.

Say this instead: reduce risk

How "De-risk" shows up at work

Finance and consulting's preferred verb for 'let's be more careful.' It sounds more technical than 'reduce risk,' which is exactly the same thing but harder to put on a PowerPoint.

Buzzword

We need to de-risk the launch by running a soft rollout to a smaller segment first.

Plain English

We can reduce risk around the launch by rolling out to a smaller group first.

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