RE: I suppose this is my most frustrating grammar error

[Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com>]

> 'leverage resources' -- What are we telling someone to do 
> when we write this claptrap?
> 
This is marketing and HR jargon, but it *does* have a meaning. It's
shorthand for "make more efficient use of what you have."

This phrase is very relevant to consultants.  The idea is that by
outsourcing a job to a consultant--presumably a specialist--an employer can
reallocate the staff hours to tasks that can be handled more appropriately
(or cost-effectively) by the company's employees, thereby "leveraging the
company's resources."

The phrase sounds odd, I'll admit, but it is tighter than the alternatives.

Cheers ... Kim
kim.roper at vitana.com

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