(1). To request a “connection” with someone on linkedin.com usually used by older, senior managers to (1) appear hip to their junior employees, and (2) keep tabs on employees’ job-seeking activities online.
Link Up
RANDOM LINGO
Eat The Elephant In One Bite
(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?”
Action
(1). To prioritize (and possibly even work on) a task (see action item). The term is usually used when reassuring your boss that whatever they’re talking about is at the top of your list of things to do.
“Sure, boss, I’ll action that mail merge project for first thing in the morning. Right after I figure out how to do a mail merge…”