A task that needs to be done, but calling it an action item makes it sound more important.

Slang	Slang Meaning
Action item	A task that needs to be done, but calling it an action item makes it sound more important.
Best in breed	The top company in an industry.
Best practices	Optimal tactics and strategies.
Bizmeth	"Short for ""business method"".
Blocking and tackling	Basic tasks.
Blue sky thinking	Idealistic or visionary ideas - not always with practical application.
Boil the ocean	Taking on a very difficult or impossible task (the ocean can't be boiled).
Bottom out/ Bottom line	"Used as a verb to indicate that something needs to be done urgently - for example ""we need to get that bottom-lined before the end of play today.""
Branding	A company's marketing, related to the overall feeling evoked by the company's products, advertisements, and graphic design.
Bring Your ""A"" Game"	Be prepared, do your best.
Business landscape	The threats and opportunities facing a business.
Business-to-Business (B2B)	Selling to other businesses, not consumers.
Business-to-Consumer (B2C)	Selling to consumers, not other businesses.
Chase shiny objects	"Chasing anything that moves or looks new or enticing. Example usage: ""Stop chasing shiny objects and get down to the business of growing your business"".
Client engagement	A meeting.
Client-centric / customer-centric	Focusing on the customer to keep them happy and satisfied.
Communicate	"A fancy way of saying ""say"" or ""tell"".
Context	"Often used in place of ""background"" or ""information"". Used in conversation such as ""What's the context?"" or ""Give me some context""
Core competencies	A business's main strengths or strategic advantages.
Cover all directions of the compass	Trying to make things acceptable for all stakeholders.
Deck	Powerpoint slides used for a presentation.
Deep dive	Getting into the detail.
Deliverable	Something that is owed and has to be done by a certain date.
Disambiguate	To clarify.
Downsizing	Cutting expenses by laying people off.
Drill-down	To look more closely
Drinking the Kool-Aid	Trusting in things said by authority figures. A fervent devotion to a certain company or technology.
Drop dead date	The absolute final possible date for deliverable.
Drop the ball	To make a blunder of fail.
Eating your own dogfood	Using a product yourself which you sell to others.
Elephant in the room	An important and obvious topic that everyone is aware of, but is not discussed because it would be uncomfortable.
Engagement	A project.
ETA	"Can mean ""Estimated Time of Arrival"" but also refers to your estimated time to completion of a task.
Event horizon	A turning point in the life of a company.
Face time	Time spent meeting face to face with someone, not remotely by email/phone/text. Sometimes refers to just showing up at a location and interacting with people.
Facilitate	To conduct or oversee, like for a meeting.
Game changer	A person, company or event that radically changes a situation, usually with new and different ideas that stand out from the crowd.
Gantt chart	Shows the schedule of a project along with other details.
Hard stop	The absolute final possible ending time of a meeting.
Have the vendor in our pocket	Keeping a vendor / contractor paid
Heads Up	"Used to ask for a report/update on something, ex: ""Give me a heads up on this.""
Herding cats	A difficult chore.
Hit the ground running	To start doing something that you have already prepared for so that you do not waste any time.
Home run	A big financial win. Example: The investor passed on the deal because he did not think it could be a home run.
Human capital	People
In the loop	Knowing what's going on and being kept informed
In the weeds	The view by the staff who actually does the work
Incent	To encourage
Interface	To communicate.
It’s not brain surgery	It is not hard to do.
it’s not rocket science	It is not hard to do.
Leverage	To use something to maximum advantage.
Light a fire under him/her	To motivate somebody.
Low hanging fruit	Easy
Make it pop	Make it stand out.
My two cents	Giving my opinion
Off the shelf	In-stock, not custom made.
On the fritz	Broken.
On the radar	When you are aware of something. Well-known.
Operationalize	To define an abstract concept in such a way that it can be practically measured.
Out-of-pocket	A non-reimbursable expense you need to pay for yourself. Also used to mean somebody is unavailable.
Paradigm shift	A revolution in thinking. A transformation from one way of thinking to another.
Pass the monkey	To pass the responsibility for a problem to someone else.
Pick the low-hanging fruit	Going for the easiest option.
Ping	To contact somebody, like by email, text, or phone.
Procurement	Buying things.
Pushing the envelope	Going outside normal boundaries to achieve a target or goal
Raft of measures	A collection of proposals or schemes
Reaching Out	To contact
Rightshoring	Putting jobs where they belong. For example outsourcing the less important processes overseas and keeping the complex work in-house.
Rightsizing	Cutting expenses by firing people. Downsizing.
Run the numbers	Do the calculations.
Sandwich method	A way of providing feedback where you positive feedback (a compliment) in the beginning and end but in the middle give constructive criticism. Also known as the hamburger method.
Singing from the same sheet music	Showing a united front in public.
Skin in the game	Showing confidence by investing your own money in something, instead of just getting paid to do it.
Solutions provider	A vendor.
Spinning the plates	Multi-tasking
Sustainability	Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Take it offline	Talk about it later
Talk the talk, walk the walk	If you say you can do something, demonstrate you can do it.
Tear down the silos	Remove barriers
Think outside the box	Novel or creative thinking where you think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective.
Touch base	"To contact or speak with. ""Let's touch base on Friday about the new computer software.""
Unique selling proposition (USP)	Something that differentiates a product from the competition.
Value proposition	A statement explaining why a customer should buy the company's product or service.
Value-add	Something that improves a value or service.
Visibility	To know about something.
Win-win solution	Providing a product or service which makes everyone happy.

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