The first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired on 10th March 1997. To commemorate its 20th anniversary – and of course to celebrate 1st April 2017 – peterjamesthomas.com is pleased to present this comprehensive – and wholly indispensable – illustrated list of business terminology, Slayer-style:
1. Stakeholder [1]
“The Freshman” – Season 4, Episode 1.
2. Stakeholder Management [2]
Promotional shot.
3. Stakeholder Engagement
“Something Blue” – Season 4, Episode 9.
4. Cross-functional
“Consequences” – Season 3, Episode 15.
5. Cross-functional Team
“The Wish” – Season 3, Episode 9.
6. Institutionalise
“Normal Again” – Season 6, Episode 17.
7. Presentation Deck
“First Date” – Season 7, Episode 14.
8. Playing Hardball
“The Gift” – Season 5, Episode 22.
9. Key Player
“Buffy vs Dracula” – Season 5, Episode 1.
10. Platform
“The Gift” – Season 5, Episode 22.
11. Think Outside the Box
“Bargaining, Part 1” – Season 6, Episode 1.
12. Vision Statement
“Restless” – Season 4, Episode 22.
13. Machine Learning
“Intervention” – Season 5, Episode 18.
14. Doing the Heavy Lifting
“The Gift” – Season 5, Episode 22.
15. Town Hall Meeting
“Band Candy” – Season 3, Episode 6.
16. Empower
“Chosen” – Season 7, Episode 22.
17. Drinking the Kool Aid
“Destiny” – Angel, Season 5, Episode 8 [3].
18. Bleeding Edge
“This Year’s Girl” – Season 4, Episode 15.
19. Best Practice
“Once More with Feeling” – Season 6, Episode 7.
20. Animal Spirits
“The Pack” – Season 1, Episode 6.
21. Change Management
“Checkpoint” – Season 5, Episode 12.
22. Face Time
“Who Are You?” – Season 4, Episode 16.
23. Scalable
“The Gift” – Season 5, Episode 22.
24. Take Offline
“I, Robot… You, Jane” – Season 1, Episode 8.
25. Wow Factor
“Tabula Rasa” – Season 6, Episode 8.
With inspiration drawn from Business Buzzword Bingo and Forbes Most Annoying Business Jargon, as well as the author’s own experience. With love (and of course enormous apologies) to everyone who worked at, or for, Mutant Enemy.
Except for the banner photo, which is © Entertainment Weekly / Time Inc., all images most likely © Warner Brothers Entertainment, but sourced from all over.
Notes
[1] |
I must admit that it was the word “stakeholder” which first planted the seed that grew into this article. Whenever I hear the rather vapid term in a business context, an image of Sarah Michelle Gellar wafts unbidden into my consciousness; which is no doubt what the person using the term intended all along of course. |
[2] |
This image already crept into the notes section of Themes from a Chief Data Officer Forum – the 180 day perspective. |
[3] |
OK, I may have cheated here, though it could be argued that Angel also “started” on 10th March 1997 rather than 5th October 1999. I’d welcome any suggestions for a more BTVS-themed image. |
Love it!
Thanks Allan :-)
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