Bandwidth –

Capacity
Bleeding edge – New
or innovative feature
Blue sky thinking –
Brainstorm without
limits
Boil the ocean –
Trying to accomplish
too much
Circle back – Revisit
Deep dive – Examine
Due Diligence –
Research
Empower – Give
authority or agency
First and foremost –
Use one word or the
other (it’s repetitive)
Fully baked –
Completely thought
through
Gain traction – Move
toward the desired
goal
Game changer – New
event, idea, process
Get our ducks in a
row – Have
everything completed
Giving 110% – Do
your best work
Heavy lifting –
Difficult duty or task
I’ll ping you – I’ll
follow up
Irregardless – It’s
not even a word
Leverage – Use
Lipstick on a pig –
Make this situation
look better
Lots of moving
parts – Complex
situation with
changing details
Low-hanging fruit –
Let’s start with the easy
tasks first
Magic bullet – Solution
to a complex problem
Mission-critical –
Unless you work at
NASA
Move the needle –
Make progress
New normal – New
conditions,
environment,
expectation
Open the kimono –
Share information
Paradigm shift –
Think about this
differently
Parking lot issue –
Items to discuss
later
Pivot – Change
directions
Pull the trigger –
Take action
Put a pin in it – Save it
for later
Raise the bar – Improve
Reinvent the wheel –
Change the process
Run it up the flagpole –
Ask management or
leadership
Strategic partnership –
Simply use the
partnership, as all
partnerships should be
strategic.
Synergy –
Collaboration
Thinking outside the
box – New idea or
thought
Thought leader –
Expert or authority
Top of mind – Most
important idea or
thought
Win-win – Good for
both parties