I've just witnessed the use of the word "organogram" by a senior executive. Apparently, this bastardised travesty of English is a synergy of "organisation" and "diagram".
I first heard it used in 1994 whilst working in Leicestershire, although the manager 'demonstrating' it to me (he first said the word, I failed to understand it, then he explained its meaning - talk about a let-down - and I said, "Surely that's a drawing of corporate structure...") had had considerable exposure to American managment methods. When in doubt, blame the Yam Danks.
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What a horrid, horrid word.
I first heard it used in 1994 whilst working in Leicestershire, although the manager 'demonstrating' it to me (he first said the word, I failed to understand it, then he explained its meaning - talk about a let-down - and I said, "Surely that's a drawing of corporate structure...") had had considerable exposure to American managment methods. When in doubt, blame the Yam Danks.
Damn. I was hoping it meant a light-weight appendage.
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