Workplace Vocabulary

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Agenda	List of meeting topics.
2.	Alignment	Agreement on goals.
3.	Appraisal	Formal job performance review.
4.	Approvals	Official sign-offs for work.
5.	Asynchronous	Work without real-time response.
6.	Bandwidth	Capacity to take on tasks.
7.	Benchmark	Standard for comparison.
8.	Best practice	Proven effective method.
9.	Billable hours	Tracked time for clients.
10.	Breakroom	Staff area for rest.
11.	Brainstorm	Group idea-generation session.
12.	Briefing	Short information meeting.
13.	Burnout	Exhaustion from chronic stress.
14.	Buy-in	Support for a plan.
15.	Chain of command	Reporting structure.
16.	Churn	Loss of clients or staff.
17.	Circle back	Revisit later.
18.	Clock in	Record starting work.
19.	Clock out	Record leaving work.
20.	Collaboration	Working together productively.
21.	Commute	Daily travel to work.
22.	Compliance	Following official rules.
23.	Conference call	Group phone meeting.
24.	Consensus	General group agreement.
25.	Continuous improvement	Ongoing process refinement.
26.	Core competency	Main organizational strength.
27.	Coworking	Shared office space.
28.	Cross-functional	Involving multiple departments.
29.	Culture fit	Match with company values.
30.	Deadline	Final due date.
31.	Delegate	Assign work to others.
32.	Deliverables	Tangible project outputs.
33.	Desk jockey	Slang for office worker.
34.	Digital detox	Break from screens.
35.	Direct report	Employee under supervision.
36.	Disruptor	Innovator shaking up industry.
37.	Diversity hire	Hire improving representation.
38.	Elevator pitch	Short persuasive summary.
39.	Employee engagement	Level of work involvement.
40.	Ergonomics	Design for worker comfort.
41.	Escalation	Passing issue upward.
42.	Exit interview	Feedback when leaving.
43.	Feedback	Constructive performance comments.
44.	Fellowship	Sponsored work program.
45.	Flextime	Adjustable work hours.
46.	Forecasting	Predicting business outcomes.
47.	Freelancer	Independent contract worker.
48.	Full-time	Standard 40-hour schedule.
49.	Gig economy	Short-term contract work.
50.	Goal setting	Defining measurable objectives.
51.	Ground rules	Agreed group guidelines.
52.	Headcount	Total staff number.
53.	Hybrid work	Mix of office and remote.
54.	Inbox zero	Empty email inbox goal.
55.	Incentives	Rewards motivating performance.
56.	Induction	Onboarding for newcomers.
57.	Influencer	Person shaping opinions.
58.	Innovation lab	Space for experimentation.
59.	Internship	Temporary learning role.
60.	Job description	List of role duties.
61.	Job security	Confidence in keeping role.
62.	Job shadowing	Observing another’s work.
63.	Knowledge base	Centralized info resource.
64.	KPIs	Key performance indicators.
65.	Lateral move	Change without promotion.
66.	Leadership	Ability to guide others.
67.	Lean thinking	Waste-reducing approach.
68.	Learning curve	Rate of mastering skills.
69.	Leave policy	Rules for time off.
70.	Manager	Person supervising staff.
71.	Manpower	Available workforce.
72.	Meeting minutes	Written meeting record.
73.	Mentorship	Guidance from an expert.
74.	Micromanager	Boss controlling small details.
75.	Mission statement	Organization’s guiding purpose.
76.	Networking	Building professional contacts.
77.	Nine-to-five	Standard office schedule.
78.	Offboarding	Process for exiting employees.
79.	Office politics	Informal power dynamics.
80.	Onboarding	Integrating new employees.
81.	Open-door policy	Accessible leadership approach.
82.	Overtime	Hours beyond standard work.
83.	P&L	Profit and loss statement.
84.	Paper trail	Record of documentation.
85.	Payroll	System managing wages.
86.	Performance review	Formal evaluation meeting.
87.	Pivot	Strategic business shift.
88.	Productivity hack	Trick to boost efficiency.
89.	Professional development	Career growth activities.
90.	Promotion	Advancement to higher role.
91.	Punch list	Final tasks checklist.
92.	Quorum	Minimum attendance to decide.
93.	R&R	Rest and relaxation leave.
94.	Recruitment	Process of hiring staff.
95.	Remote work	Working outside the office.
96.	Restructuring	Reorganizing staff or teams.
97.	Retention	Keeping employees long-term.
98.	Roadmap	Plan outlining future goals.
99.	ROI	Return on investment.
100.	Work-life balance	Harmony between job and life.