(1). Something everyone expects and no one takes.
“Hey Steve … thanks for taking ownership of this project. Now, if you wouldn’t mind doing a little work on it as well, that would be great.”
Ownership
RANDOM LINGO
Multi-Task
(1). Term used while on a conference call, paying no attention to what’s being said and working on something else completely different.
“Oh, sorry, can you repeat that? I was multi-tasking.”
Props to Kevin for the submission.
Bring Up To Speed
(1). To update someone (usually your boss or your boss’s boss) on what’s been going on while they’ve been golfing.
“Since I’ve been off-site this past week, please bring me up to speed on what’s happened at the office.”
“I’ll feel better about it when I get up to speed on what’s going on.”
“Please bring me up to speed on this matter.”
“We’ll bring you up to speed on the day’s top stories after this commercial break!”
Props to Pablo for the submission!