Define: "Liaise" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Bring a book to the meeting. Keep your camera off and your microphone muted until someone says your name."
To establish a working relationship and facilitate communication between different groups or departments.
What does "Liaise" actually mean?
"The British art of scheduling multiple polite but highly formal conversations that ultimately result in zero actual configuration changes."
"HR will liaise with department heads to ensure the smooth rollout of the new performance management tool."
"I have been told to liaise with the security team regarding the port opening, which means we will talk about it for six weeks and do nothing."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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