Adjectives
Not afraid to take risks, brave
Bold
The key takeaway is
The bottom line is...
The crux of the smth is...
Useful phrase that means to persuade others to support and accept your proposal
To gain smby's buy in
When you're in a difficult situation but want your team to stay positive and focus on finding solutions
Where there's a will, there's a way
There is a lot to win and a lot to lose
The stakes are high
Having great attention to detail, doesn't make mistakes
Meticulous
Useful phrase that means however
Be that as it may...
To put smby in a potentially embarassing or difficult situation
Sorry to put you on the spot
Try it yourself. Try it out. I'd like you to try and do it
Give it a shot
That's not negotiable, so don't even mention it
That's off the table
Lazy and too comfortable, past performance was good so they feel like they don't need to push themselves to keep learning new things or work hard
Complacent
Useful phrase that means eventhough there were some fluctuations, the sales went up over the period
Despite some volatility, there was a clear upward trend in sales
To share ideas with others so you can get their feedback
Bounce Ideas off smby
This expression means to not meet expectations or targets
to fall short of smth
We fell short of our production target by 2,500 units
We fell short of our dales target by 3,500 units
You said what I was going to say
You took the words out of my mouth
Never gives up and keeps trying until achieving success, faces adversity and overcomes all obstacles in his path
Determined
Useful phrase that means, please don't interrupt me
Please hear me out
To not meet expectations, standards, or goals. It indicates a deficiency in performance, results, or delivery compared to what was anticipated or required.
Fall short of smth (v)
I know you're very busy
I know you have a lot on your plate
This expression means the key takeaway is, the most important point to remember is
The bottom line is...
Very profitable, can generate a lot of revenue or make a lot of money
Lucrative
Useful phrase that means, smby always keeps his promises
He always follows through
When smby asks a question or brings up a topic that you don't have time to discuss during this meeting you can say this; it means let;s discuss that in our next meeting
Let's table that until our next meeting
Let's begin our meeting
Let's get down to business
Don't blame me, this was not my idea.I'm just delivering the message
Don't shoot the messenger