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Fulfillment

A deep sense of satisfaction, achievement, and purpose

Hierarchy

A system in which people or positions are ranked according to authority or status

Culture

Shared values, beliefs, customs, and behaviors within a group or company

Inspired

Motivated or influenced by strong positive emotions, ideas, or creativity

Safe environment

A place where people feel secure, respected, and able to speak openly

Leadership

The ability or act of guiding, influencing, and supporting others

Rational

Based on logic, facts, and reason

Emotional

Based on or strongly influenced by feelings

To feel valued

To feel appreciated, respected, and recognized

Vision-driven

Focused on a long-term goal, mission, or purpose

Pinnacle

The highest, most successful, powerful, or exciting point of something

Reinvent

To change something so much that it appears entirely new, or to create a new version of yourself, a product, or an organization

Demanding

Requiring a large amount of effort, time, attention, skill, or resources

Breakthrough

A major and important discovery, development, or achievement that leads to progress or success

Sustained

Continued or maintained over a long period

Rehabilitation

The process of helping someone return to health, normal life, or effective functioning through treatment, training, or therapy

Uncompetitive

Not able to compete effectively with rivals because of lower quality, speed, price, or performance

Notable

Worthy of attention or notice

Low-key

Quiet, modest, or not intended to attract much public attention

Stand out

To be easily noticed because someone or something is better, different, or more impressive than others

Scandalous

Causing public shock, outrage, or strong disapproval because it is considered immoral or unacceptable

Rigorously

In a very thorough, careful, strict, and detailed way

To mimic

To copy or imitate someone’s actions, speech, appearance, or behavior

To isolate

To separate something from other people, things, or influences so it can be examined or dealt with independently

Open-ended

Having no fixed answer, strict limit, or predetermined outcome, allowing varied responses

Assumptions

Things accepted as true or likely to happen without proof or complete evidence

Interdisciplinary

Involving or combining two or more academic disciplines or fields of study

Abstract

Existing as an idea, concept, or theory rather than as a physical or specific real-world thing

Sensitive

Easily affected by changes, criticism, or emotions

To hone

To sharpen, develop, and improve a skill or ability through practice

Collaborative

Involving people working together to achieve a shared goal

Committee

A group of people appointed to make decisions, give advice, or organize plans

To be in charge

To have responsibility for controlling, managing, or leading something

Operations

The day-to-day activities and processes needed to run a business or team

Filter down

To gradually pass from higher levels of an organization or system to lower levels

Throughout

In every part of a place, period, process, or situation

To come through with your part

To do or deliver the work, support, or responsibility that you promised or were expected to provide

To touch base

To contact someone briefly in order to share information or check progress

To do something well

To perform a task skillfully, effectively, or successfully

Facilitator

A person who helps a group communicate, cooperate, and work effectively toward a goal

Household assets

All property, savings, investments, and other items of economic value owned by a household or family

Liabilities

Financial obligations, debts, or money owed to other people, companies, or institutions

Deducting

Subtracting or taking a particular amount away from a total

Net financial assets

The financial value remaining after total debts and liabilities are subtracted from total financial assets

Equity holdings

Shares or ownership interests held in a company, fund, or other business entity

Blue-chip index

A market index that tracks the performance of large, financially stable, and well-established companies

Over-the-counter

Traded directly between parties or through a dealer network rather than on a centralized stock exchange

Severe deprivation

An extreme lack of material necessities, resources, and acceptable living conditions

Limited liability companies

Businesses whose owners generally have limited personal responsibility for the company’s debts and legal obligations

Deprivation

The state of lacking basic necessities, resources, rights, or opportunities

Predictability

The quality of being expected, regular, reliable, or consistent

Decision fatigue

Mental exhaustion and reduced decision quality caused by making too many choices

Time-blocking

Planning and reserving specific blocks of time for particular tasks or activities

Mental energy

The mental capacity available for concentration, thinking, decision-making, and self-control

Emotional regulation

The ability to understand, manage, and respond to your emotions in an effective and appropriate way

Flexible planning

Creating a plan that can be adjusted when priorities, conditions, or unexpected events change

Routine

A regular and repeated pattern of behavior or activity

Structure

An organized framework or system that gives order and clarity

Cognitive load

The total amount of mental effort used to process information, solve problems, or learn something

Self-control

The ability to control impulses, behavior, attention, or emotions in order to achieve a goal or follow a decision

Subjugation

The act of bringing a person, group, or nation under control, often by force or domination

Panned

Criticized very severely, especially in a public review or media report

Incoherent

Lacking clarity, logical order, or connection, making something difficult or impossible to understand

Concocting

Inventing, devising, or creating something, especially a plan, story, or scheme, often in a complicated or dishonest way

Top-down

Controlled, planned, or decided by senior leaders rather than developed from lower levels of an organization

Organic

Happening naturally and gradually, without being artificially forced or directed

Reconnected

Connected again after a period of separation, disconnection, or lack of communication

Cockeyed

Crooked, unrealistic, badly planned, impractical, or not properly aligned

Misspending

Spending money or using resources wastefully, improperly, or dishonestly

Capitalise on

To take advantage of a situation or opportunity in order to gain a benefit

At the helm

In charge of an organization, project, country, or activity

Stepped down

Resigned or left an important position, especially a leadership role

Handing the reins

Giving control, responsibility, or authority to another person

Mastermind

A person who plans, organizes, and directs a complex or important activity or operation

Hundred-year flood

A flood of a severity that has about a 1% chance of occurring in any given year

Soaring

Rising very quickly to a high level, especially prices, costs, demand, or temperatures

Unsustainable

Unable to continue at the current rate or level without causing serious problems or running out of resources

Chilling

Causing fear, worry, or a strong feeling of discomfort because something is disturbing or alarming

Sparking

Causing something to begin or happen suddenly

Surged

Rose, increased, or moved forward suddenly and strongly