| Macromanager [n.] | A manager that tries to direct matters outside of her department. |   |
| Mad money [n.] | Cash that is saved and spent unpredictably. | |
| Magic bullet [n.] | The perfect solution to a given business problem. Unfortunately, it can't be used to shoot the person dropping terms like this.
Suggested by Steve B. | |
| Major player [n.] | A person of influence and power within a given group. "So who are the major players at the table?"
Suggested by David. | |
| Make waves [v.] | To cause conflict or argument. | |
| Making sausage [v.] | When employees discuss potential financial gains from a customer, in the presence of the customer. "The next time I catch you making sausage in front of a client, you're fired."
Suggested by Dan. | |
| Malicious obedience [n.] | The act of following a boss's instructions explicitly, while hoping for failure. It can also involve remaining quiet about any discovered mistakes or poor judgement. | |
| Management porn [n.] | A long slide presentation of useless facts and figures, created to distract managers and give them something to salivate over.
Suggested by Scott. | |
| Market-facing [adj.] | A role that requires interaction with clients. Contrast with the funny looking bunch relegated to the back office. | |
| Marketecture [n.] | Technical advertising, usually including diagrams. "Make sure their techies get our latest piece of marketecture."
Suggested by Matt F. | |
| McJob [n.] | A demeaning or low ranking position. | |
| Meanderthal [n.] | A person who has difficulty expressing themselves succinctly. They often give long, unfocused presentations. | |
| Meat and potatoes [v.] | Basic or traditional. "Your meat and potatoes approach isn't going to work with this crowd."
Suggested by Mrs. B. Trellis of North Wales. | |
| Meeting assassin [n.] | Someone who hijacks a meeting with excessive questions or endless follow-on observations. See also: Dr. Freeze.
Suggested by Gary D. | |
| Melt-down [n.] | Complete product failure. | |
| Meritocracy [n.] | An organization in which the success of individuals is claimed to be based on their aptitude, or merit. | |
| Meta ignorance [n.] | Being unaware of what you don't know. A common problem for managers and politicians. | |
| Mickey Mouse [adj.] | A trivial solution. | |
| Milk [v.] | To take advantage of a favourable situation. "Andrea's really milking the fact that she's the boss's daughter. | |
| Mission critical [adj.] | Something that is vital to the success of your business. Easy on the army lingo, soldier. | |
| Mom-and-pop [n.] | A small-time operation. | |
| Mommy track [n.] | The dead-end career path on which those with family responsibilities sometimes find themselves. | |
| Monday morning quarterback [n.] | A person who offers criticism only after something negative has occurred. | |
| Mouse potato [n.] | The modern cousin of the couch potato. They typically spend hour after hour in front of the computer. | |
| Move the needle [v.] | Increasing activity to complete a project faster. "You talk about efficiency, but when are you going to actually move the needle?"
Suggested by Jeremy. | |
| Move things forward [v.] | A generic way of saying 'get something done', without actually having to think about what that entails.
Suggested by Paul G. | |
| Moving the goal posts [v.] | Changing the parameters of an ongoing project. "How can we hope to deliver on time if the client keeps moving the goal posts?"
Suggested by Thomas. | |
| Mucus trooper [n.] | Your colleague that always gets the worst colds, yet still makes it in to work to cough it all over you. | |
| Multi-slacker [n.] | A person who can perform many unproductive things at the same time. These include phone conversations, instant messaging, and web surfing, often on company time. | |
| Muppet shuffle [v.] | The shifting of under-performing or troublesome employees to other unsuspecting departments.
Suggested by David. | |
| Mushroom principle [n.] | A management practice that involves keeping subordinates in the dark and feeding them s***.
Suggested by Elliott. | |
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