Define: "Slow walk" in Business
Minimal fiscal damage
"A highly effective defense against impossible projects. Ask for 'clarification' on minor details to buy yourself a week."
Deliberately delaying the progress of a project or request through malicious compliance.
What does "Slow walk" actually mean?
"Taking exactly 72 hours to respond to every email because the project is a disaster and you want no part of it."
"We cannot afford to slow walk this compliance initiative."
"I am going to slow walk this firmware upgrade until the vendor actually releases the patch notes."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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