1032 Flashcards
a person who is responsible for controlling or overseeing projects, people, and/or resources within a company; a supervisor
* Have you asked your manager if you can take off the last week of July for vacation?
manager
to fill a job opening with someone who already works in a different position with in the same company or organization
* Hiring internally creates more work, because first you have to hire someone for the main job opening, and then you have to hire his or her replacement.
to hire internally
autocratic
referring to a system where the leader or ruler has full power and is very strict and controlling
* That autocratic management style might work well for army generals, but it has no place in a small, family-owned business.
to go to (one’s) head
for something to make one feel very proud, important, special, and superior to other people
* When Kelly’s first book was published, it really went to his head.
top-down
referring to a system of decision-making and organizational structure where the most powerful and influential people make all the decisions, and the people below them are expected to follow and implement those decisions without providing any input
* Lyle’s previous employer had a top-down management style, so he was shocked when his new boss asked him if he had any thoughts about how the company should be run.
laissez-faire
hands-off; referring to a system where things happen freely and on their own, with little or no interference or direction
* In a true laissez-faire market economy, would there be any financial assistance for people who are unemployed or disabled?
to delegate
to assign tasks and pieces of a larger project to other people; to ensure that other people are involved in getting some work done
* If Mohamed could learn to delegate, he wouldn’t have to spend so many hours at the office trying to finish everything by himself.
I’ll grant you that
an informal phrase used to express agreement with what another person says, indicating that he or she has a good point
* He had a creative idea, I’ll grant you that, but do you really think it’s practical?
bearable
tolerable; manageable; not too difficult or awful, but not great
* With light-colored clothing, a fan, and a lot of water, the heat is bearable.
to collaborate
to work with other people to do something
* Has your band collaborated with any famous musicians or composers?
to consult
to ask for other people’s opinions; to refer to people or other resources, especially before making a decision
* Dr. Sanchez consulted a medical textbook and two of her colleagues before making a diagnosis.
feedback
opinions and reactions received from other people about something, especially if they are provided so that one can improve the thing
* After each workshop, we use the participants’ feedback to improve our materials for the next session.
to back a different horse
to support a different person or thing; to hope that another person wins or that another thing is successful
* Most people want Samuel to win the race, but we’re backing a different horse this time. Nancy is our choice.
to not have a chance in hell
for something to be extremely unlikely or impossible
* If Fatima is competing, Miriam doesn’t have a chance in hell of winning the contest.
democratic
referring to a system of governance or organization where everyone’s opinion is equally important and everyone has an opportunity to be involved
* If this were a democratic family, the children would have equal input in deciding where the family should go on vacation.
