[pmoriarty]

"I always wonder if there's anyone left naive enough to justify corporate double speak."

I found The Gervais Principle[1] to be an interesting read on the subject. According to its author:

"the Sociopaths use Powertalk as a coded language with which to simultaneously sustain the (necessary) delusions of the Clueless and communicate with each other"

Also relevant was the article's description of the so-called MacLeod Life Cycle of organizations, wherein:

"A Sociopath with an idea recruits just enough Losers to kick off the cycle. As it grows it requires a Clueless layer to turn it into a controlled reaction rather than a runaway explosion. Eventually, as value hits diminishing returns, both the Sociopaths and Losers make their exits, and the Clueless start to dominate. Finally, the hollow brittle shell collapses on itself and anything of value is recycled by the sociopaths according to meta-firm logic."

[1] - https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...