Headwinds
Executive level. All phrases
| Means | Things are going badly and it's not our fault. |
|---|---|
| Lands | When explaining missed numbers that genuinely came from outside forces. |
| Backfires | When the headwind was your own launch date slipping. |
Outlook: Q3 bookings came in under plan given macro headwinds in the mid-market segment.
Try it yourself. Drills give you a plain sentence to rewrite with this kind of phrase, then score how corporate you sound. Start training.
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