When I first saw this post in my stream, I almost did not even read it.  Then I guessed the three words before starting and when the post confirmed my thinking, I had to post this.  Every time I hear these three words, I immediately am turned off and almost stop listening to what comes next.  This Fast Company post will give you at least three reasons why:

“You don’t need to be told why it matters to be transparent and honest at work–that much is a given. So is the overall usefulness of expressing yourself clearly, confidently, and with as few filler words as possible. But in the effort to do that, many of us fall back on common expressions that might sound totally fine in social situations but can do some quiet damage in the workplace.”

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