Corporate jargon starting with E

26 terms of corporate jargon starting with E, from EAP to eyeballs. EOD means by the end of today, and EOP means home time.

Every term under E

E

EAP: staff support line; Employee assistance program: free, private counseling for staff.
eat the frog: worst task first; eat the frog meaning
EBITDA: profit before the extras; Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization: profit with costs left out.
ecosystem: connected products; A company's products and partners working together.
effective accelerationism: go faster; A tech movement that wants progress sped up with few limits.
800-pound gorilla: the giant; The dominant player nobody can ignore.
elevator pitch: short sales pitch; A pitch short enough to deliver in a lift ride.
ELT: top bosses; Executive leadership team: the most senior group.
empire building: grabbing staff and budget; A manager growing their team for status, not need.
empower: let you decide; Let staff make decisions, sometimes without the support to make them.
end to end: the whole way; Covering every step, from start to finish.
entrepreneurial spirit: no budget; You will do things without a budget or support.
EOB: end of the workday; End of business: the same deadline as COB, when the office closes for the day.
EOD: by the end of today; eod meaning
EOM: end of month; End of month, or in a subject line, end of message.
EOP: home time; End of play: British for the end of the working day.
EOQ: end of the quarter; End of quarter: the date the quarter's targets are counted.
EOW: by Friday; eow meaning
EOY: by year end; eoy meaning
ERG: staff group; Employee resource group: a staff network around a shared identity or interest.
ERP: company software; Enterprise resource planning: one big system for finance, stock and staff.
escalate: tell the boss; Take a problem to someone more senior.
ETA: when; Estimated time of arrival: when something will be done.
evergreen content: content that lasts; Content that stays useful long after it is published.
exit interview: leaving chat; An interview on your way out about why you are leaving.
eyeballs: viewers; How many people see something, counted as attention.

Back to the letters