Define: "Synergy" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"Two departments failing to do their jobs, combined into one massive meeting. Keep your camera off and stay on mute."
The combined value and performance of two groups being greater than the sum of their parts.
What does "Synergy" actually mean?
"Two underperforming departments being mashed together so a VP can justify their annual bonus."
"We need to ensure maximum cross-departmental synergy on this upcoming initiative."
"The VP spent twenty minutes preaching about cross-departmental synergy while the actual developers sat in silence, calculating exactly how much of their lives were being wasted in real-time."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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Next time someone says "Synergy" in a meeting, track exactly how much company money they just wasted. Play Buzzword Bingo, generate a waste invoice, and stop the bleeding.
