Definition

To make a process more efficient, usually by adding a new tool that requires three training sessions and a dedicated support team. Somehow, streamlining always results in more steps than you started with.

Example Usage

"We're going to streamline our workflow," announced the operations manager, right before introducing a 14-step approval process to replace the old 7-step one.

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Corporate-speak for "let's pretend our previous strategy never happened and try something else." This strategic pivot involves redirecting attention, resources, or priorities when management realizes they've been staring at the wrong target. It's the business equivalent of saying "my bad" while pretending it was the plan all along.

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skunkworks

A secretive project team operating with minimal oversight to develop innovations rapidly, named after a moonshine still in a comic strip and appropriated by Lockheed Martin.

💼 Corporate / Business

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