Every time I hear "Proactive in that/this area" I think of this stuff. And they probably need it...........I agree - both of those are annoying, especially “outside the box,” coming from people who aren’t even competent inside the box!
Or from people you’d like to see permanently ejected from the box!
Every time I hear "Proactive in that/this area" I think of this stuff. And they probably need it...........I’ve heard “Good. You’re thinking outside the box” as a reply to a totally absurd suggestion. Similar to “Good question.”