Define: "Level set" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Resetting expectations because the project is failing. Blame supply chain issues."
To establish a common understanding or baseline before proceeding.
What does "Level set" actually mean?
"Explaining the exact same concept to the VP for the fourth time this month."
"Let's have a brief meeting on Monday to level set expectations for the new quarter."
"Let's have a quick call to level set expectations, which means I'm going to repeatedly lower your hopes until they align with our miserable reality."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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