Corporate Speak
| Instead of X | Say Y |
|---|---|
| what we've learned | learnings |
| request | ask (noun) |
| solve | solution (verb) |
| successes | wins (noun) |
| new tasks for me | takeaways / action items |
| new tasks for us | next steps |
| new | net new |
| result | end result |
| benefit | value add (noun) |
| follow up | circle back |
| go into detail | drill down / double click / deep dive |
| thing we're good at | core competency |
| employee | associate |
| worker | individual contributor |
| manager | people leader |
| customer | client |
| coworker | colleague |
| primary goal | north star |
| meet with | interface |
| whatever group we both belong to | the team |
| tell them you finished the thing | close the loop |
| obligatory company delineations | silos |
| I have another meeting after this one | I have a hard stop at 12 |
| let's deal with this later or maybe forget about it forever | let's table this / take this offline / put a pin in this |
| document questionable instructions so you don't get blamed | C.Y.A. (cover your ass) |
| workflow flexibility | agile |
| coding/programming | tech debt |
| how things work today | current state |
| how we want things to work | future state |
| recurring meeting interval | meeting cadence |
| make meaningful change | move the needle |
| change strategies | pivot |
| PowerPoint presentation | deck |
| work in progress | in flight |
| process / workflow | workstream |
| easy goals | low-hanging fruit |
| attempt a task too large | boil the ocean |
| finalize the plan | baselining |
| call out so-and-so's failures | throw so-and-so under the bus |
| budget cuts | belt tightening |
| dealing with random issues that pop up | putting out fires |
| status update | pulse check |