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  • Hard Stop
    Deadline
    When you can't figure it out
  • Profit
    How much money you make
    Income-Expenses=Positive Number
  • Productivity
    Volume out output per unit of input (how much you do)
    Staying busy
  • Run it up the flagpole
    Test it out in a meeting
    Check will your boss
  • Blue-sky Thinking
    Optimism
    Thinking outside the box
    Brainstorming ideas
  • Efficiency
    How well resources are utilized (minimal waste)
    Do things quickly
  • Level-up
    When you get promoted
    When you give the work to your boss
    When someone wants you to do more--stretch yourself
  • Paradigm Shift
    Change in thinking (or different buzz word)
    Change in core model
  • Low hanging fruit
    Easy/obvious things to fix (aka quick wins)
    New hirers
  • Take this offline
    Come talk to me about it in private
    Stop
  • Reach out
    E-mail
    Touch them
  • SEO
    Search Engine Optimization
    Standard Economic Operation
  • Drink the Kool-Aid
    Free beverages in the break room
    Belief in the organization's culture
  • Flesh Out
    Do the research and develop the action plan (actual work)
    Discuss it with someone
  • I'm not sure I have the bandwidth
    I don't have the funds
    I am too busy
    I am not competent
  • Put that on the back burner
    Complete the task slowely
    You'll probably never complete this task--low priority
    Do something else first
  • Bring it to the table
    Wait until the meeting
    Share an idea with the team
  • Synergy
    Collaboration
    Strong outcome
  • In the weeds
    Having too much to do--overwhelmed
    Off-task
  • KPI
    Key Performance Indicator
    Key Profit Income
  • No-brainer
    An idiot
    Obvious choice (you should agree)
  • Out of pocket
    Have no energy
    Unavailable or paid for it by myself
  • Quick Win
    Being the fastest
    Task you complete quickly (so you have something to report)
  • Move the needle
    Reorganize the office
    Make a visible impact
  • Pivot
    Change strategies quickly
    Shift tasks
  • Corporate Reshuffle
    Lay-offs
    Reassigning tasks
  • Revenue
    How much money you make
    Income-Expenses=Positive Number
  • Herding cats
    Chaos
    Group work
  • Brain dump
    Be too detailed in your response
    Over-share
    Share a lot of information very quickly
  • Pipeline
    Tasks
    Plans for future work
  • Strategic Alignment
    Working together
    Using the same language and heading in the same direction
  • Ducks in a row
    Being organized
    Following the rules
  • unpack
    empty your bag into your desk
    break-down or analyze
  • Pain Point
    A trigger for your boss
    An issue that keeps getting brought up, but not solved
  • Net Loss
    Revenue-Expenses=Negative Number
    How fast you are spending money
  • Game Changer
    Someone who thinks outside of the box
    Groundbreaking--but actually maybe just rebranded
  • Capital
    Property
    Money (usually start up money)
  • Touch-base
    When you complete a task
    Meeting to discuss your progress/tasks
  • Above my pay grade
    Not part of my job description
    Too much work for my salary
    I want to avoid making this decision--I think my boss should
  • You need buy-in
    Convince people your idea is best
    You need money for this project
  • Dumpster Fire
    Everything is falling apart, but everyone is acting calm
    Epic problem
  • Touchpoint
    Casual interaction
    Number of tasks to complete
  • Circle-back
    Talk about that later--not the time or place
    The ending ties back into the beginning
    Go back to the beginning and start over
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