Buzzwords that make boardrooms spin and PowerPoints sing.
The corporate practice of copying what successful competitors do, rebranded as strategic analysis rather than admitted plagiarism.
The internal rules an organization creates to govern itself, like a corporation's personal constitution that nobody reads until there's a fight. These self-imposed regulations cover everything from meeting procedures to officer duties. Basically, the fine print that tells everyone how the sausage gets made.
When something returns to bite you in ways you didn't anticipate, usually referring to strategies, policies, or decisions that backfire spectacularly. In HR and employment, it's also an employee who left the company only to return later, often for more money. The corporate equivalent of "I told you so" in physical form.
Obstacles preventing progress on a project, ranging from technical issues to Steve from Accounting who won't approve anything. The scapegoats for why you're behind schedule.
An obnoxious authority figure or person who abuses their power by saying whatever they want without accountability or consideration for others.
Someone with a supernatural ability to arrive exactly after all the hard work is finished, conveniently dodging effort while maintaining plausible deniability. The workplace phantom who materializes only when the moving truck is packed, the project is complete, or the cleaning is done.
The total weight of all living stuff in a given area, or vegetation we're planning to burn for energy because 'renewable fuel' sounds better than 'burning plants.' Scientists measure it to understand ecosystems; energy companies cultivate it to feel better about carbon emissions. It's essentially the collective mass of life, now with sustainability buzzword status.
Big Hairy Audacious Goal—an ambitious, decade-spanning objective that's supposed to inspire organizations but often just inspires confusion and burnout. Pronounced 'bee-hag' by people who enjoy making business sound like a fantasy game.
In navigation and everyday parlance, your spatial orientation and sense of direction—where you are relative to everything else. It's the difference between confidently striding forward and wandering into a wall. Also, literally the mechanical gizmos that let your wheels spin without grinding to a halt.
A professional deal-maker in retail or manufacturing who sources inventory and negotiates prices with suppliers. Think of them as the person who makes or breaks your margins before anything hits the shelf.
South-East Asian slang for someone who takes genuine pride in their work and executes it excellently—the employee every boss wants and can't afford to lose.