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(1). To subtly manipulate figures to produce a more favorable outcome.
“Well, Nick, I’m not going to lie. You’re going to owe a ton of taxes this year. Let me massage the data a bit to see if we can find a more efficient way to use some of those ‘business expenses’.”
(1). A way to signal to everyone in the meeting that this is the only agenda item you want to talk about and that all of the other stuff is meaningless to you.
“Okay, team, well, first and foremost, I want to address 2012 compensation. I understand many of you may have booked vacations for after the New Year…well, you might want to rethink those plans for now…”
Props to Jerry G. for the submission.
(1). Ways in which two firms’ services can compliment each other if working together, usually suggested by the weaker party in an attempt to gain access to the other’s client list.
