The worst managers/colleages I have ever had to work with used these "tricks".<p>Not only these are not working, but also contraproductive, and are a clear sign of someone trying to appear relevant by using tricks. Nice way to spot who the company needs to get rid of.
"6. Ask “Will this scale?” no matter what it is<p>It’s important to find out if things will scale no matter what it is you’re discussing. No one even really knows what that means, but it’s a good catch-all question that generally applies and drives engineers nuts."<p>I've definitely been in that meeting.
As I see it, most engineers, developers etc (myself included) will instantly label anyone using these "tricks" as the most stupid person in the room.
She has a book of 100 tricks[1]. I bought it as a gag for my coffee table. My retired father got many chuckles from it and said it is filled with things he had seen.<p>[1] <a href="http://amzn.to/2vAebzP" rel="nofollow">http://amzn.to/2vAebzP</a>
nicely parodied in Black Books many years ago: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1WGrmTJnfIg" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1WGrmTJnfIg</a>