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Define: "Band-aid solution" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
MODERATE
High risk of unnecessary meetings
CWO Pro-Tip
"A temporary fix that will be in place for 10 years. Document it and move on."
What HR thinks it means:
A temporary fix to a problem that does not address the root cause.
What does "Band-aid solution" actually mean?
"A permanent piece of our critical infrastructure."
How HR uses it:
"We need a permanent fix for this database issue, not just another band-aid solution."
How you actually use it:
"Restarting the web server every four hours via a cron job is a band-aid solution that is now officially documented as standard operating procedure."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
Published: 2026-03-01
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