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(1). An aviation-inspired term indicating nothing is happening with a prospective client. No calls, no messages, no nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
“Hey boss. Yeah, the Jenson account…umm…we’re in a bit of a holding pattern right now on that, so…last time I called them? Umm, well, uhh…”
(1). A review of an entire organization from the bottom to the top.
“Mark, the boss wants us to undertake a root and branch review of the company. He said we can take as long as we need to do it, so long as its ready to go by next month.”
Props to Michael M. for the submission.
(1). To allegedly focus on an assigned task (or, at least, to tell your boss you’re focusing on an assigned task).
“Oh…hi, Tim…yep, we’re actioning that budget analysis right now. That noise in the background that sounds like a bar? No, that’s just CNBC on the TV…”
