Corporate jargon starting with H
33 terms of corporate jargon starting with H, from happy Friday to hybrid work. Happy Friday means I'm off, and a hard stop means I leave on time.
Every term under H
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- happy Friday
- I'm off
- A Friday sign-off, sometimes sent with a problem attached.
- happy hour
- after-work drinks
- After-work drinks with colleagues, sometimes paid for.
- happy Monday
- back to it
- The cheerful greeting on the week's first email or call.
- hard deadline
- no extensions
- A deadline that cannot move.
- hard stop
- I leave on time
- The time you say you'll leave the meeting, finished or not.
- harnessing the power of AI
- using AI
- Used an AI tool, and would like credit for it.
- headcount
- staff
- The number of people on the payroll, or one open slot for a hire.
- headhunter
- recruiter
- A recruiter who finds candidates for a fee.
- heads up
- warning
- Advance notice of something, usually something you won't like.
- headwinds
- problems
- Outside conditions that make results worse, as told to shareholders.
- heavy lifting
- the hard part
- The difficult part of the work, usually done by someone else.
- here's what it taught me about B2B sales
- an unrelated sales lesson
- A life event turned into a sales lesson it did not contain.
- In April 2024 a LinkedIn user listed seven things his marriage proposal taught him about B2B sales.
- high performer
- does great work
- Someone rated well above average, and handed more work.
- high pressure environment
- stressful
- Stressful, and they are telling you up front.
- hiring freeze
- no new hires
- A stop on hiring, open roles included.
- hockey stick
- sudden steep growth
- A chart flat for a while, then shooting up, usually forecast.
- home office stipend
- desk money
- Money toward a desk, chair or internet at home.
- hop on a call
- a meeting
- A call, made to sound quicker than it will be.
- hope all is well
- hello
- A filler first line before the actual request.
- hope this helps
- that's all I've got
- An email sign-off, meant kindly or to close the subject.
- hope you're doing well
- hello
- An opening line that asks nothing and expects no answer.
- hoteling
- book a desk
- Reserving a desk in advance, like a hotel room.
- huddle
- quick team talk
- A short, informal team meeting, often standing up.
- human capital
- staff
- Employees, counted as an asset.
- hushed hybrid
- unofficial work from home
- Managers quietly letting staff work from home despite the office rule.
- hustle
- unpaid extra effort
- Constant extra effort, unpaid, described as a lifestyle.
- hustle culture
- always working
- Treating long hours and constant work as a virtue.
Before H: F and G. After H: I, J and K. All letters: corporate jargon.