Corporate clowns are colleagues which are often colleagues with an overly positive attitude. They contribute little to the direct operations of the organization and more become more undercover HR promoters. These colleagues usually as well have lesser understanding of what is going on in the practice, but often try to speak on behalf of it.
They are often 'close' to leadership, since those will grand them the opportunity to organize internal programs or internal events for people. E.g. Innovation roadshows, young leader events etc.. This sometimes mistakenly is identified by other colleagues in the organization, that this person is important, due to their direct reporting within the organization and communication they are often involved in. Leadership is aware and consider that they know they need some corporate clowns for activating other people with overly positive communication, but no actual other results are expected.
Consider that a corporate clown is not a bad thing, but you should not confuse corporate clowns for colleagues to rely on during the execution of external engagements. Otherwise this may lead to get frustration and disappointed, but this would just mean your own misjudgment, because they fulfill a different (unofficial) role. Quick way to recognize is overly positive lingo in communication.
They are often 'close' to leadership, since those will grand them the opportunity to organize internal programs or internal events for people. E.g. Innovation roadshows, young leader events etc.. This sometimes mistakenly is identified by other colleagues in the organization, that this person is important, due to their direct reporting within the organization and communication they are often involved in. Leadership is aware and consider that they know they need some corporate clowns for activating other people with overly positive communication, but no actual other results are expected.
Consider that a corporate clown is not a bad thing, but you should not confuse corporate clowns for colleagues to rely on during the execution of external engagements. Otherwise this may lead to get frustration and disappointed, but this would just mean your own misjudgment, because they fulfill a different (unofficial) role. Quick way to recognize is overly positive lingo in communication.
Just received an invite for in 4-weeks to do a 'coffee catch-up' the corporate clown, he is so unaware that this is the busiest period of the year.
Did you as well receive the mail from the corporate clown, i think he actually put all in BCC but wants to make it look like he targeted us specifically.
I just received a 'Happy Tuesday', guess from who? The corporate clown!
Did you as well receive the mail from the corporate clown, i think he actually put all in BCC but wants to make it look like he targeted us specifically.
I just received a 'Happy Tuesday', guess from who? The corporate clown!
by TheCorporateOrder February 2, 2025
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😱: A combination of branding and bland. Used to indicate corporate homogenization. Can also apply to corporate interference in the arts, as in the case of Starbucks forming a music label
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Get the A combination of branding and bland. Used to indicate corporate homogenization. Can also apply to corporate interference in the arts, as in the case of Starbucks forming a music label mug.When large corporations are lazy and do things half assedly or decide to drop something to do something else because 5 billion dollars is not a large enough budget to multitask. This usually inconveniences people but not really the corporation because they only lost 2.5 million dollars, and that's chump change.
Example SONY marketing the ps vita. Yes, it happened.
Example SONY marketing the ps vita. Yes, it happened.
Person 1: The PS vita is so good!
Person 2: What the fuck is that?
Person 1: A handheld that playstation released that looks great and has tons of power!
Person 2: I haven't seen any ads for it or anything, if it's so good, why does nobody know about it?
Person 1: Corporate laziness is to blame as usual.
Person 2: What the fuck is that?
Person 1: A handheld that playstation released that looks great and has tons of power!
Person 2: I haven't seen any ads for it or anything, if it's so good, why does nobody know about it?
Person 1: Corporate laziness is to blame as usual.
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Karen: Because along with the mistreatment they also refuse to pay their best artists, resulting in corporate greed on their end.
Karen: Because along with the mistreatment they also refuse to pay their best artists, resulting in corporate greed on their end.
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all of these brand twitter accounts that have been posting random shit are just examples of how normalized corporate humanization has become in today's world.
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America is dominated by the aggressive ambitions of steroidial corporations such as Amazon and Google. Not knowing when to back down, they have grown into terrible monstrosities with countless instances of corruption and human rights violations attributed to them. The government would surely step in to stop them if the government had not also become reliant on the heaps of dirty money coming in via taxes and bribery to sustain themselves. With how deeply-rooted the corruption of the American government and its gluttonous corporate sponsors has become, many Americans worry that only a third world war could be enough to set things right once and for all...
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