Optionality
Executive level. All phrases
| Means | We don't want to decide yet. |
|---|---|
| Lands | When committing now really would close off a better choice later. |
| Backfires | When the team has been preserving optionality for six months and needs a decision. |
Teams: I'd rather not sign the three-year term. A one-year deal preserves optionality.
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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