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Define: "Optics"
What HR thinks it means:
How a situation, decision, or action will be perceived by stakeholdersStakeholdersThe 15 people who will complain about the final product but refused to attend the requirements meetings..
What it actually means:
"It doesn't matter if the project is on fire, as long as the status report is color-coded green."
Use it in a meeting:
"To improve the optics of our massive data breach, PR suggested we rebrand it as an 'unplanned public transparency initiative.'"
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