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Business & Productivity Verbs

Professional verbs for the workplace: implement, negotiate, streamline, delegate, and more.

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Terms in this deck

implement
to put a plan or system into effect
negotiate
to discuss something with someone to reach an agreement
streamline
to make a process simpler and more efficient
leverage
to use something to your maximum advantage
prioritize
to decide what is most important and deal with it first
empower
to give someone the authority or confidence to do something
optimize
to make something as effective or useful as possible
coordinate
to organize people or things so they work together effectively
outsource
to hire an outside company to do a task or service
automate
to make a process operate automatically
allocate
to give a share of resources for a particular purpose
oversee
to supervise a task, project, or team
consolidate
to combine things into one, making them more effective
finalize
to complete the last details of something
draft
to write a preliminary version of a document
revise
to change something in order to improve or correct it
upskill
to learn new skills, especially for work
fast-track
to make something progress more quickly than normal
onboard
to help a new employee get familiar with a job
scale
to increase the size or extent of a business or process
pivot
to change strategy or direction, especially in a business
mitigate
to make a risk or problem less severe
liaise
to work closely with another department or person to exchange information
spearhead
to lead an effort or project
capitalize on
to take advantage of an opportunity
troubleshoot
to identify and solve problems
strategize
to plan a course of action
audit
to officially examine records or accounts
downsize
to reduce the size of a company, especially its staff
restructure
to organize a company or system in a new way
comply with
to act according to a rule, law, or request

How to study this deck

These verbs are heard in meetings, emails and company presentations: implement, streamline, prioritize, outsource. Learn each with a real work example, like "We need to streamline the process". They sound more professional than their simple versions (do, use, choose), but avoid overusing them in daily conversation.

The trickiest words

leverage: in business it means to use something (resources, skills) to full advantage.
outsource: it means to hire an outside company to do work instead of doing it in-house.
streamline: it means to make a process simpler and more efficient.

Examples in context

The company implemented a new policy.
They leveraged their network to find investors.
She coordinates the logistics for every event.
She oversees a team of ten people.
He revised the report before sending it.
The startup is trying to scale quickly.
He spearheaded the new product launch.
An outside firm audited the company's finances.

Mini dialogue

A: We need to streamline this process.
B: Let's prioritize the urgent tasks first.
A: Can we outsource the design?
B: Yes, and we will oversee the final version.