value added - products or services that are worth more because they have been improved or had something added to them., run an idea up the flagpole ... and see if anyone salutes - to present an idea tentatively and see whether it receives a favorable reaction, game-plan - a strategy worked out in advance, especially in sport, politics, or business, to piggyback on - to use something that someone else has made or done in order to get an advantage, hit the ground running - to be ready to work immediately on a new activity, plugged into - gain or have access to a system of computerized information, nebulous - vague or ill-defined, nitty gritty - the most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation, action plan - a detailed set of instructions to follow in order to solve a problem or achieve something, bells and whistles - attractive additional features or trimmings, move the goalposts - to change the rules while someone is trying to do something in order to make it more difficult for them, joined up thinking - a way of doing something in which all the separate parts make sense together and work well with each other, streamline - make (an organization or system) more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods, in the driving seat - to be in charge or in control of a situation, go back to the drawing board - back to the beginning of a process to start it again, because it is not working, pencil in - to make an arrangement with someone to do something knowing that the time or date may need to be changed, to mushroom - increase, spread, or develop rapidly, pin down - force someone to be specific and make their intentions clear, siloed - isolated from others, wishy washy - feeble or insipid in quality or character, sausage machine - a system that deals with things or people as if they are all the same, top down - approach in which actions start at the highest level: from general to detail, going forward - a progression in time from the present, get the ball rolling - set an activity in motion; make a start, drill down - examine or analyse something in further depth, in the loop - aware of information about a particular matter, touch base - briefly make or renew contact with someone, strategic fit - the degree to which an organization is matching its resources and capabilities with the opportunities in the external environment, low hanging fruit - the most easily achieved of a set of tasks, on my radar - I've noticed it and am giving it some attention,

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