Define: "Let's Noodle On It" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Tell them the license expires in 48 hours. The noodling will stop immediately."
A suggestion to take time to thoughtfully consider an idea or proposal before making a final decision.
What does "Let's Noodle On It" actually mean?
"I have no idea what you just said, so I am going to delay this decision until you forget about it."
"That is an interesting approach to the architecture; let's noodle on it over the weekend."
"Instead of approving the server upgrade, the director said 'Let's noodle on it' and now we are out of storage space."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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