Management

Telling employees that they really are not understaffed by using "numbers" when we all know that numbers can tell whatever story you wish to tell, truth and fallacy. Directing you to the REAL definition of "Management" which Merriam Webster does not agree.

Management: We crunched the numbers and you really don't need that many staff--how can you disagree with the numbers? Just because we had 6 people before, had added .5, and now have just doesn't mean you need that many!

by DeceitNeverWins October 25, 2010

project management

The management of projects. Typically, this is all about figuring out what's needed, working out how to satisfy that need, costing it out, doing the job and delivering the product/service or whatever.

Some say it's science, some say an art. Whatever. It keeps a lot of pencil-necks in jobs and forms the bedrock of capitalist growth through cost, time and quality controlled efforts.

If you want an example of good project management, take 5 to figure out how they built a pyramid in ancient Egypt.

Getting a shag out of Estelle requires more project management than I can conjure up. You'd need a Harvard MBA to figure out a route into her box.

by Wizards Sleeve June 6, 2005

Maname

“Maname is a name given to girls (Manamo is for boys). It is a way to telling a child that he/she is born into a caring family & relatives, he/she is surrounded with such a people. So, fear not for you've caring people around you. The second meaning applies to parents. Parents name their child 'Maname' to convey a message that they no longer feel lonely now as they have their own child; that the birth of a child had brought one more blessing to the family.

It comes from Kambatta word 'Mana,' which means people. By naming their child 'Maname' or 'Manamo', parents are saying that their horizon has widened, literally or figuratively. It is their way of manifesting their joy to the world at large.

Maname:one surrounded by people/family, one who is blessed/who brought blessings, one who has support/care of others,

by Fankfrank March 9, 2013

Manadarin

a) the national version of the Chinese language

b) an offensive term for a bureaucrat/civil servant

definition b) of Manadarin refers to the fact that, in ancient China, a Mandarin was not only a scribe, but was also a gov't bureaucrat or civil servant.

by Sexydimma June 22, 2015

managering

When a manager specializes in being managerial instead of actually managing their people and fixing the issue at hand, similar to micromanaging, but done in such a way as to make themselves look like a great manager

Davey was managering us when all of the servers went down. He made sure that all actions and thoughts were his and that his people had no room to think.

by s0meguy April 24, 2017

talent manager

a person who helps talented people (singers, actors etc.) sign contracts and have performances

I love to sing and thanx to my talent manager I got to perform on stage for the first time.

by marabistea April 23, 2006

crisis management

Management by crisis is a phrase used to describe the common problem of allowing unexpected events, interruptions, problems, or emergencies to dictate your priorities and actions.

Successfully diffusing a crisis requires an understanding of how to handle a crisis – before it occurs.

To eliminate the worst practice of management by crisis you need to take two important steps. First, you must distinguish between a real crisis, which is something important that requires your immediate attention, and other lesser problems, events, or interruptions that do not qualify as a true crisis. Hence the word Crisis Management.

by Slim Jim Whitman January 23, 2008