Saturday, 30 May 2020

Business phrases

Run it up the flagpole-  Thank the original 1960s 'Madmen' for this phrase, which
 means to test out an idea to determine its popularity.

Breakdown the silos - This doesn't have anything to do with destroying a farm's grain
storing structure. It just means fostering collaboration between different
departments within an organisation.

Tee it up- This tidbit of golfing terminology just means to organise or prepare
something.

Limited Bandwith-Technically, bandwith refers to signal transmissions. In the
corporate world, it refers to the capacity to deal with something.

Move the needle-No, this doesn't refer to sewing. Moving the needle means you have
made a big difference.

Deck- when you hear someone in the office mention a deck. They probably are not talking
about their latest home-improvement project. A deck is the series of slides that
accompanies the presentation.

One throat to choke-When something goes wrong. It is easier to hold one person or
entity accountable. That's what this violent phrase refers to.

On the bleeding edge-This is just a gruesome way to say that something is incredibly
advanced.

Par for the course- Here's some more gold related jargon. when
something's par for the course. It means it's normal or expected.

Drink the kool aid-This morbid phrase comes from the infamous 1978 jonestown deaths.
 The incident saw over 900 followers of cult leader jim jone's 900 die from drinking
cyanide-laced kool aid. Today the saying is synonymous with blindly following something.

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