It must be a deliberate act. Becoming aware there's a problem sets staff on the road toward transforming a geek into a cunning businessperson. If your staff doesn't understand that, then you're facing a major challenge. As anyone who's ever been to Paris will tell you, a little high-school French is better than a lot of Pig Latin. CalFed's Jenkins attributes a good deal of her business success to translation.
Technologists like to use acronyms.
Instead, technologists need to learn the vocabulary of business. Techies use a lot of jargon. Businesspeople use jargon as well. But it sure wouldn't hurt. Even if enrollment at the local college is out of the question, cracking the books isn't.