What you describe is what people refer to as "no-ops". I was around, and at times very involved with, the community coming up with this stuff. The description

What you describe is what people refer to as "no-ops". I was around, and at times very involved with, the community coming up with this stuff. The description you're quoting is pretty close to the original intent, but at this point the phrase has been basically destroyed by management fluff books and consultants. It means everything and nothing at this point and is best left on the trash heap of history.