Repeating platitudes, especially as a superior, shows you’re lazy in words and actions. These 17 examples show how not to lean on useless phrases.
Source: Inc., September 1, 2016.
5. ‘We’re experiencing a paradigm shift.’
Actually, we’re experiencing a change you don’t know how to deal with and “paradigm shift” sounds a lot better than “I have no idea what the (heck) is going on.”
If you don’t know, just say so. And ask for help.