Buzzword Adjectives & Filler · Vice President level

"Nimble"

"Nimble" means able to change course or adapt quickly, though it is most commonly used by organizations that are actually quite slow to move.

Say this instead: quick to adapt

How "Nimble" shows up at work

A word that does the opposite of what it says. The larger and more bureaucratic the company, the more confidently its executives describe it as nimble. Often appears in rebrand decks alongside "scrappy" and "entrepreneurial."

Buzzword

We stay nimble so we can respond to market changes faster than our competitors.

Plain English

We adapt quickly so we can respond to market changes faster than our competitors.

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