(1). Laying off employees to balance the budget (see also RIF-ed).
“We had to right-size our company last month by about 20%.”
Props to RC Lations for the submission.
Right-Sizing
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Hand-To-Hand Combat
(1). When you sit down with a broker one-on-one to go through their book to see if there are any business opportunities … for you.
“So, it was a good trip … attended the weekly office meeting … did a little hand-to-hand combat with some of the advisors … identified one or two opportunities they’re going to think about considering possibly exploring further.”
Four-Legged Call
(1). Idiotic expression used to describe a sales call where an account exec is accompanied by his/her manager or other “expert”.
“So, Kyle brought a guy from the fixed income team with him this morning to talk about munis. I guess he thought he needed to have a four-legged call to land the account.”
Props to Mike J. for the submission.