Define: "Quarterback (Verb)" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Accept the role, immediately delegate the critical milestones to an offshore team, and update your LinkedIn title before the first deliverableDeliverableThe PowerPoint deck we will present to prove we actually did work this week. is inevitably missed."
To lead or coordinate a cross-functional initiative.
What does "Quarterback (Verb)" actually mean?
"Inheriting a doomed initiative where the previous lead already spent the budget, leaving you holding the bag when the integration inevitably fails."
"Who is going to quarterback the Q3 deliverables?"
"I need you to quarterback the new cloud migration."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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