| Above-board [adj.] | Honest and open. "I don't think you're being totally above-board with me." |
| Acluistic [adj.] | The state of being completely 'without a clue.' |
| Across the piece [exp.] | Affecting an entire project or organization. "We're aiming for improvements in efficiency across the piece."
Submitted by Clive N. |
| Action [v.] | To undertake a given task; to put into practice. "Don't bother me while I'm actioning my deliverables."
Submitted by Ryan. |
| Action item [n.] | A short term goal that requires a measure of work to complete. Basically a dynamic, proactive version of the things scribbled on your 'to do' list. |
| Actionable [adj.] | Originally a legal word referring to anything that affords grounds for a lawsuit. Business people have perverted it to mean anything on which an action can be taken. |
| Address [v.] | Used as a replacement for 'do', 'tackle', or 'complete', this word nicely avoids making a commitment to which the speaker can be held accountable. "I will address all of your concerns in the upcoming weeks."
Submitted by Russel H. |
| Adhocracy [n.] | A minimally structured business where teams are formed as they are needed to address specific problems. |
| Administrivia [n.] | A term that encompasses all the trivial tasks that management is far too qualified to suffer through. |
| Adoption process [n.] | The customer's steps along the path from cautious cynic to submissive consumer of your product. |
| Agreeance [n.] | A fancier way of saying agreement. "Are we in agreeance?" |
| Air it out [v.] | To discuss an issue openly. "I heard you had a problem with some of our business practices. Let's get your team together and air it out this afternoon." |
| Al Desco [adj.] | Describes any meal eaten at your desk (you have our sympathies if it's dinner). "I slept in so I'm having breakfast Al Desco." |
| ALAP [adj.] | As Late As Possible. Describes meeting a deadline at the last possible moment in order to avoid receiving additional work. "I finished it last week, but I'm going to submit it ALAP."
Submitted by JC. |
| All-hands meeting [n.] | A mandatory meeting for all employees. "Bob called an all-hands meeting this afternoon. It's never a good sign when he's willing to freeze the whole department for an hour." Let the navy keep the nautical slang. |
| Alpha geek [n.] | The head of your company's IT department. |
| Alpha pup [n.] | Trendsetting young people. Important targets for marketing to this age group. "Let's get six alpha pups in here for a focus group." |
| Amped [adj.] | Having a large amount of excitement and energy. "I'm so amped about this new product line." |
| Anacronym [n.] | An acronym that is so old, no one remembers the original phrase. Examples include RADAR, ASCII, and SNAFU. |
| Anecgloat [n.] | A story of one's exploits that is intended to impress. May be partly fictional. |
| Anointed [n.] | An employee that can't seem to do anything wrong in the eyes of management. |
| Anonymize [v.] | To make anonymous. |
| Anticipointment [n.] | The feeling that something didn't live up to its hype. |
| Apple polish [v.] | To suck-up, flatter. |
| Armchair general [n.] | Someone who speaks critically, but has no experience in the field in question. |
| Arrows to fire [exp.] | Points to use in an argument. "Now if you don't have anymore arrows to fire, I think we're finished here." |
| Assmosis [v.] | The apparent absorption of success that comes from sucking up. |
| At this juncture [exp.] | Now. "We're not prepared to go public at this juncture." |
| Availability [n.] | A convenient way of separating the individual from the ability to manage her own time. "I'd love to come, but I'm not sure about my availability, grandma."
Submitted by Sam K. |
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