DEFINITION: v. To exercise power through the strategic use of personal insults, while pretending to offer encouragement. n. A leader who motivates people by insulting them.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Pepsquawk: /pepskwôk/ Week after week the manager would deliver a pepsqualk to her staff. Her crew’s response has been to adopt a hedgehog as a mascot. They told her that a hedgehog is an industrious critter that will â€dig in†and defend its home. The fact is that the picture they posted for motivation is actually a shrew. Etymology: pep talk (a talk intended to make someone feel more courageous or enthusiastic) + squawk (make a loud, harsh noise) Created by: artr.
Leadersnip: /lee – dur – snip/ Patricia knew how to practice leadersnip. This skill was honed over a period of time as a manager in the Marketing Department at Pepper Hill Cosmetics. All good ideas were her own and if someone else started to believe in their writing skills a bit too avidly, Patrice knew how to snip their copy – – and them down to size; thus yielding a better slogan authored by “herself” Etymology: leader – a person who demonstrates the ability to motivate and manage people.
snip – cut, reduce or chide Created by: mweinmann.
Winsult: /win sult/ When Alxis wanted to motivate her top sales people, she used reverse psychology on them. She’d treat them so badly and abased them, that they would prove her wrong by outdoing themselves. Their success was their best revenge on her. Her winsult approach opened up a whole new career for her on the self-help book and lecture circuit. Etymology: Win (be successful, attain a goal) & Insult (treat, mention, or speak to rudely) Created by: Nosila.
Vinspire: /vin-ˈspÄ«(-É™)r/ Coach Jensen, the high school tennis coach, would vinspire me with cheers of “With big-ass feet like yours, Haggerty, you’re gonna foot-fault your way to a forfeit. You’ll score more points by just standing still.” Etymology: Vindictive (intended to cause anguish or hurt) + Inspire (to spur on; motivate) Created by: headlibrarian.
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