BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 29, 1999 ISSUE
WORKING LIFE

Career Rehab Lingo


Some of the terms used by the Growth & Leadership Center

''DISPOSABLES''
What some supersmart, egomaniacal engineers think of 95% of the population--that they are slow, underachieving, and incompetent.

''SHATTERED GLASS''
All the damaged relationships a bullying tyrant has left strewn in his wake at a company. GLC makes people pick up the pieces by apologizing for mistakes and repairing relationships.

''TWO IN A BOX''
Two managers in a single job. One of them is technical. The other deals with people. They usually dislike one another, and the arrangement bugs everybody else, too. A favorite of Intel.

''STRUCTURAL PROBLEM''
A personality difficulty.

''SHE'S CONTENT-RICH''
She's smart.

''HE'S FILTERING OUT INPUTS''
He's not listening.


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