From the Desk of Amber Bryant
A word meaning to describe or portray something precisely.
Delineate
A polite way to suggest that the topic of discussion needs to be addressed outside of the current meeting or conversation.
Lets take this offline.
A word that means two or more departments or individuals combined their efforts and resources to achieve a greater outcome than they could individually.
Synergy
An informal way to ask someone to send you a message.
Ping Me
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A word to explain that it is our duty or responsibility to take action, or make a decision on something.
Behoove
A phrase used to re-explain something when the individual is not understanding.
Said Differently
A way to explain that you don't have the time or ability to deal with something or someone.
I don't have the bandwidth right now.
A phrase to describe the obvious or easy things that can be most readily done or dealt with easily.
Low-hanging fruit.
A commonly used phrase during All HR calls when it is time for someone to speak.
You're on Mute
Corporate Buzzwords
A phrase to describe a complicated situation with variables that could change.
Lots of Moving Parts
A phrase used to remind certain employees to behave appropriately in the workplace.
Govern yourself accordingly.
A question used by Employee Relations to inquire if reported behaviors have been tracked.
Did you document it?
A phrase used to describe the act of wasting a great deal of time or effort in creating something that already exists.
Reinvent the wheel
A general term to describe the type of business HR is in.
Hint: _____ business
People business.
Corporate Buzzwords
An idiom that means to analyze or deal with a problem step by step, with each step leading to a new discovery.
Peel the onion.
A term frequently used to describe the ability to deny knowledge of or responsibility of actions taken by others.
Plausible Deniability
A polite way to tell an individual that you will not immediately take action when they failed to plan ahead of time.
Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency for me.
A phrase to describe undertaking an impossible task or making a task unnecessarily difficult.
Boil the ocean
A polite way to say that you will revisit a topic later.
Circle back
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A polite phrase used to encourage an employee during termination that their skillset is better suited for another organization.
You will do great things, just not at BOK Financial.
A phrase utilized to say that you are unwilling or lack the desire to provide an approval for something or perform a task.
I am not inclined to...
The most common response when employees contact the wrong HR department.
Hint: An employee contacts HRIS for a Payroll question.
Please contact the Employee Resource Center.
A phrase to describe a creative brainstorming technique that involves exploring ideas without limitations.
Blue-sky thinking
A phrase used when a meeting ends sooner than anticipated
I'll give you some time back in your day.
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Amber's typical response when a policy or practice change is requested, but the benefit of said change is not clear.
Help me understand what we gain from this change.