A platitude verbal contribution to a group, to show you are alpha, but has little or no value, and provides no constructive solution, only talk. Manager that have no skills, but have a well paid position, often do the mother statement talk. Who else can waste the time of experts and not be chastised for it?
Appointed Boss-man: We cannot go forward with these production inefficiencies.
Engineer: Thanks for that motherhood statement, we're golden now!