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CONSULTANT

n.One who learns your business from your employees and recommends it back to you in slides.

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  1. People & HR

    CULTURE n.

    The behaviour rewarded after the values have been printed.

  2. Consulting & Transformation

    POWERPOINT n.

    A medium in which uncertainty gains bullet points.

  3. Cloud & Infrastructure

    CLOUD n.

    Someone else's computer, made mysterious enough to justify recurring payment.

  4. Technology Companies

    X n.

    A social network renamed after the mark traditionally used to indicate an error.

  5. Agile & Delivery

    AGILE adj.

    Able to change direction quickly, provided the steering committee approves.

  6. Corporate Speak

    OWNERSHIP n.

    Responsibility bestowed without the vulgar accompaniment of power.

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