Famous Bosses
This real-life CEO and innovator co-founded Apple and is known for his visionary leadership and iconic black turtlenecks.
Who is Steve Jobs?
This Dolly Parton classic from the 1980 movie of the same name is an anthem for office workers everywhere.
What is "9 to 5"?
This acronym, commonly used in project management, represents the core constraints: Scope, Time, and Cost.
What is the Project Management Triangle (or "STC")?
This infamous meeting phrase refers to revisiting a topic later to avoid derailing the discussion.
What is "table it" (or "put it in the parking lot")?
This sitcom follows the employees of Dunder Mifflin, a fictional paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
What is The Office?
This fictional boss from The Office is known for his lack of professionalism and love of "That's what she said" jokes.
Who is Michael Scott?
This 1999 cult classic movie features an office worker rebelling against his soul-sucking job, a red stapler, and TPS reports.
What is Office Space?
This IT acronym refers to a protocol for managing access to directory services.
What is LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)?
This acronym, often included in meeting invites, helps clarify why someone needs to be there.
What is RSVP (Répondez S'il Vous Plaît)?
This show features a group of quirky employees at a big-box store called Cloud 9.
What is Superstore?
This fictional boss from The Devil Wears Prada is the editor-in-chief of Runway magazine and is known for her icy demeanor.
Who is Miranda Priestly?
This hit 1981 song by The Clash asks a tough career question: "Should I stay or should I go?"
What is "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"
This acronym is used in workplace communication to ensure all relevant people are kept informed in an email thread.
What is CC (Carbon Copy)?
This meeting type is short, often held daily in Agile environments, and is also known as a stand-up.
What is a Scrum meeting?
This workplace comedy, set in the Parks Department of Pawnee, Indiana, stars Leslie Knope and her team.
What is Parks and Recreation?
This real-life business tycoon, often referred to as the "Oracle of Omaha," has led Berkshire Hathaway for decades.
Who is Warren Buffett?
This 2006 movie features Anne Hathaway as an assistant to a demanding fashion magazine editor played by Meryl Streep.
What is The Devil Wears Prada?
This three-letter acronym is used in Agile for incremental planning meetings where priorities are reviewed.
What is a PO (Product Owner) meeting?
This phenomenon occurs when a meeting could have been summarized in a brief email.
What is "This could have been an email"?
This classic sitcom set in a Boston bar features characters like Sam Malone, Diane Chambers, and Norm Peterson.
What is Cheers?
This fictional boss from Mad Men runs a 1960s ad agency and is known for his charm, creative genius, and personal struggles.
Who is Don Draper?
This 1987 movie about corporate greed features the iconic line, "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good."
What is Wall Street?
This popular cybersecurity acronym stands for preventing unauthorized access to systems.
What is MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)?
This term refers to attendees who dominate meetings, sometimes without adding much value.
What is "a meeting hog" (or "over-talker")?
This tech-focused sitcom is about the ups and downs of a startup team in California's tech hub.
What is Silicon Valley?