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Things our bosses said a lot this year
The coronavirus pandemic gave a new dictionary in 2020, and it appears that the American company started speaking a new language overnight. These are some of the terms that have skyrocketed in use this year based on more than 20,000 corporate presentations the Times analyzed with Sentieo, a research firm.
“Unprecedented Times”
Mentioned in 2,128 calls this year up from 3 last year
+ 70,830% a
“These are unprecedented times. Much of our reopening is not just our decision. We are not in full control. ” – – Christine McCarthy, CFO of the Walt Disney Company, on September 9th
“Challenging”
14,655 calls versus 8,528
+ 70%
“We have never been in a challenging environment.” – – Larry Culp Jr., CEO of General Electric, on October 28th
“You are dumb”
175 against 16
+ 1,000%
“If a call in 2020 goes by without someone saying, ‘You are dumb,’ the year would not be complete.” – – Aman Bhutani, CEO of GoDaddy, on Dec.
“Humbled”
450 calls against 152
+ 200%
“Obviously, Covid has absolutely humiliated the world.” – – Ashley McEvoy, Johnson & Johnson’s global chairman for medical devices, on November 19
That’s it for this briefing. There won’t be a newsletter tomorrow. We’ll be back in 2021. Happy New Year! We hope that you will feel a little lighter as you move into next year.
– Melina
Many Thanks
Carole Landry helped write this briefing. Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh took the break from the news. You can reach the team at [email protected].
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