(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
Can't Phone A Handshake
(1). You can’t, you know.
“No, Henry … I want you to close this deal in person. You can’t phone a handshake. Now, get out there and sell some toilet seats!”
Spearhead
(1). To lead some project or effort in hopes it gets you some sliver of recognition. It won’t. It will help the career of the guy who assigned it to you, though.
“Team, we’re going to focus on updating our client contact information database this summer. Fred here has graciously volunteered to spearhead the effort. I’ll be happy to report progress to management, of course. In the meantime, I’ll be sailing to the Virgin Islands, but should be available on BB if anyone needs me.”