ManagementSpeak, 5/14/2001 By: Bob Lewis|In: ManagementSpeak|Last Updated: May 14, 2001 Like Tweet Pin it Share Share Email ManagementSpeak: Obviously … Translation: I don’t know why it’s true, but I need you to agree to it so I can get what I want. Obviously, IS Survivalist Jeff Atkins understands how to interpret management utterances.