| Language [n.] | Text or content. "You need to rework the language on the Broker portal."
Submitted by Elise B./font> |
| Lateraled [v.] | To be transferred to another position at your current level. "Instead of the promotion I wanted, I was lateraled to another division." |
| Lay of the land [n.] | The current state of things. "What's the lay of the land up your way?"
Submitted by Hieronymous B. |
| Lead balloon [n.] | A complete failure. |
| Learnings [n.] | New knowledge gained from a given experience. "Post-mortem, what are the learnings we can take away from this exercise?"
Submitted by Eric. |
| Leave-behind [n.] | Information presented on a sheet of paper. "Make sure you really sell it with the trade show leave-behind."
Submitted by Elise B. |
| Left lane [v.] | To accelerate a project. "I'll need to requisition more personnel to left lane your ideas."
Submitted by Johny C. |
| Left-handed compliment [n.] | Congratulations that are actually subtle insults. |
| Legal scrub [exp.] | Having a lawyer re-word a document to reduce the risk of future legal action. |
| Lens [n.] | A point of view; a corporate microscope. "I want to make sure that we're looking at this through the right lens."
Submitted by Ben. |
| Level-set [v.] | To ensure that everyone is at the same 'level' of understanding. "You better level-set your team before you send them on-site." |
| Leverage [v.] | To utilize a resource. A list of the worst business jargon would, of course, be incomplete without it. |
| Lick and a promise [exp.] | Insufficient preparation. "Tom sent me into the shareholder's meeting with nothing but a lick and a promise." |
| Lifehack [n.] | Any method of improving one's productivity or quality of life. "I've discovered this great lifehack that lets me sleep less, but have much more energy." |
| Lightning rod [n.] | An individual that is a common target. |
| Lights-on initiative [n.] | A key project that is necessary to keep the business afloat, or the 'lights on'. "Until further notice, I need every soul committed to our lights-on initiatives."
Submitted by Al D. |
| LIHOM [n.] | Legend In His/her Own Mind. |
| Lipstick on a pig [exp.] | An attempt to put a favourable spin on a negative situation. "Tim's sales numbers are terrible. Even he can't put lipstick on that pig."
Submitted by Ben S. |
| LOMBARD [n.] | Lots Of Money But A Real Dumbass. |
| Long-game [adj.] | In the long term. "See, I understand how things work Long-Game."
Submitted by Iain. |
| Loop-in [v.] | To apprise. "Loop me in on the latest market numbers." |
| Lose the bubble [v.] | To forget about or neglect. "I've lost the bubble on the Henderson account. Where do we stand?"
Submitted by Christine C. |
| Lost in the sauce [adj.] | Describes someone lacking direction and a clear job definition. "Make sure the new recruits don't get lost in the sauce."
Submitted by Lost French. |
| Low decision latitude [exp.] | The inability to make any important choices. Usually a consequence of being the guy at the bottom of the corporate food chain.
Submitted by Paul M. |
| Low-ball [n.] | A very low quote. |
| Low-hanging fruit [n.] | Markets in which customers can be easily found.
Submitted by Phil |
| Luddites [n.] | An individual who feels that new technology will put their job in jeopardy. |
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