(1). To keep an eye on things to make sure someone is keeping an eye on things.
“Look, Jim. I just want to make sure someone’s minding the store while I’m traveling next week. So … be here.”
Mind The Store
RANDOM LINGO
Roadshow
(1). A nationwide tour you convince your bosses that you and your new, super-hot assistant should take to market some new product to your regional sales teams. Be prepared to be fired and/or divorced by the time you get home.
“Hey Ken, I think we need a roadshow to get the word out about the new whatever-it-is we’re rolling out next quarter. Happy to spearhead the effort on this. I think we should start in Honolulu and work our way east.”
Drink the Kool-Aid
(1). To accept corporate propoganda as truth, often feigned in an attempt to curry favor with one’s superiors.
(2). To blindly follow what other companies are doing regardless of how silly and/or unprofitable the move may be.
“Alright, team, we’re just going to drink the Kool-Aid on this one. I have a tee time in an hour.”
“It’s always scary to drink the Kool-Aid, but it’s far scarier to be different!”