Corporate Speak

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/6/13 at 10:11pm

Ok, all of you who work in Corporate America. I'm usually up on all the corporate buzzwords, but today I heard one I hadn't heard. A woman said, "How do you guardrail that?" Has anyone else heard this?

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/6/13 at 10:15pm

from Wikipedia:
Guard rail or guardrail, sometimes referred to as guide rail or railing, is a system designed to keep people or vehicles from (in most cases unintentionally) straying into dangerous or off-limits areas. A handrail is less restrictive than a guard rail and provides both support and the protective limitation of a boundary.

Think the meaning is obvious.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/6/13 at 10:31pm

I'm not questioning the meaning. I'm asking if this is commonly used terminology. "Think outside the box" was self-explanatory but became a corporate buzzword.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/6/13 at 10:46pm

Actually. I believe it has been a buzz word for a while otherwise it wouldn't a a Wikipedia entry with it's variants.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 6/6/13 at 11:02pm

I've heard it used in the political world, though I don't know if I heard it before Sandy. I've also heard the "third rail" (also obvious meaning) for over a decade. Can't speak for the corporate world.