Corporate jargon starting with I, J or K
25 terms of corporate jargon starting with I, J or K, ideate, job hugging and KPI among them. Just checking in means any news.
Every term under I, J and K
I
- I had the pleasure of meeting
- I met
- I met someone more famous than me, briefly.
- I hope this email finds you well
- hi
- An email opener that carries no information.
- idea harvesting
- collecting ideas
- Collecting ideas from staff, often through a form or a workshop.
- ideate
- think of ideas
- Think up ideas, usually on sticky notes.
- in flight
- under way
- Started and not finished.
- in the loop
- kept informed
- Copied on the emails, so you know what is happening.
- in the pipeline
- coming
- Planned or under way, but not finished.
- in the weeds
- too much detail
- Lost in detail, or so busy you cannot get above it.
- inbox zero
- an empty inbox
- Clearing every email out of the inbox, at least once.
- incentivize
- reward
- Offer a reward to get people to do something.
- individual contributor
- not a manager
- Someone who does the work and manages nobody.
- IPO
- going public
- Initial public offering: a company's first sale of shares on a stock market.
- IRL
- in person
- In real life: in person, away from a screen.
- it works on my machine
- not my problem
- A developer's defence when a bug appears everywhere else.
- iteration
- new version
- Another version, slightly changed from the last one.
J
- job hopping
- changing jobs often
- Moving from job to job every year or two.
- just checking in
- any news
- A polite nudge for an answer that has not come.
- just to reiterate
- I said this already
- I am repeating myself because you missed it the first time.
K
- kickoff
- first meeting
- The first meeting of a project, where the plan is still perfect.
- kiss up
- flatter the boss
- Flatter someone senior to get ahead.
- knowledge transfer
- passing on what you know
- Teaching a successor what you know before you leave.
- KPI
- target
- Key performance indicator: a number used to judge how you are doing.
Before I, J and K: H. After I, J and K: L. All letters: corporate jargon.