The Most Common Buzzwords · Vice President level

"Net positive"

"Net positive" means the overall outcome is beneficial when benefits and drawbacks are weighed against each other.

Say this instead: good overall

How "Net positive" shows up at work

Useful for decisions where the downsides are real but the speaker wants to endorse the outcome anyway. The phrase does honest work when the tradeoffs are laid out; it gets slippery when it substitutes for laying them out.

Buzzword

Even with the short-term cost, this acquisition should be net positive for shareholders.

Plain English

Even with the short-term cost, this acquisition should be good overall for shareholders.

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