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The Hidden Productivity Tax of Corporate Jargon
Episode 18 unpacks the measurable productivity cost of corporate jargon. Lucas and Luna explore a 2025 study from the University of Chicago estimating that vague language in internal communications costs large firms up to $4,200 per employee per year in lost time and misinterpretation. They trace the problem to a 2016 Stanford experiment where jargon-filled instructions reduced task completion speed by 17%. The conversation ranges from the history of military acronyms seeping into business to practical fixes like plain-language training at a midwest manufacturing firm that cut email response…
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