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Synergy

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When two teams argue over whose data is right until they both give up.

Synergy

The increased effectiveness that results when two or more people or organizations work together. A nonsense word used when people need to sound important but have nothing real to say. The more times it’s mentioned in a meeting, the less likely anything meaningful is happening. Usually a sign that someone just copied a McKinsey slide.

"By combining teams, we’ll create synergy—aka, we hope they figure things out on their own."

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