(1). How fancy, snooty business men concluded meetings in England in the mid 1800’s.
(2). How fancy, snooty bankers & Wall Street folk currently conclude meetings.
“Old business?! No? On to new business then..”
New Business
Old Business
(1). How fancy, snooty business men began meetings in England in the mid 1800’s.
(2). How fancy, snooty bankers & Wall Street folk currently begin meetings.
“Old business?! No? On to new business then..”
Silo
(1). To split your people into departments in order to operate more efficiently…and to get the weirdos on your staff as far away from clients as possible.
“I think we’re big enough now that we should consider silo-ing off some special functions. Hey Sam, how would you like to run the new Copying and Printing Department?”
RANDOM LINGO
Mind The Store
(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.”
Can't Fax A Handshake
(1). A term used by upper management to politely tell an employee that they don’t give their clients enough face time, and how disappointed they are with them about it.
“Well Scott, you should consider going into the city and taking the client out to lunch. You know, you can’t fax a handshake! Seriously though, go take them out to lunch.”