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(1). A safari inspired term that compares taking on too much work in a short period of time, to eating an elephant. Yup.
“Well David, I don’t want to eat the elephant in one bite here so do we really need the holiday promotion and the clown thing? I mean, one of these things is not like the other…you know what i mean?”
(1). A project manager’s list of stuff he’s delegating and the poor saps he’s delegating it to. Somehow, he doesn’t ever seem to do anything … ?
“Okay, guys … so, I worked up a responsibility grid (thanks, Dave, for putting that together!) … Cheryl, you’ll be in charge of T & Es … Henry, you take committee meeting minutes … Frank, you’ll be dealing with the scanning remediation … and, Jim, you’ve got coffee orders. Thanks, everyone!”
(1). Stock broker … who also might sell insurance.
“Okay, guys … we really want to start targeting high-net worth individuals this year. So, we’re going to start calling you ‘wealth advisors‘ to show you do more than push product. That said, keep pushing product.”
