real life business english phrases you will hear in the office!

What does the phrase in CAPITALS mean?
"We need to OPTIMIZE our portfolio to keep our investors on board."

Increase the number of investments in our collection

Decrease the risk in our investment collection

Improve our investments to get the most benefit

What does the phrase in CAPITALS mean?
"We should LEVERAGE OUR SYNERGIES to drive growth."

 Increase competition with other companies

Decrease our cooperation with other companies

Use our combined strengths to increase development

What does the phrase in CAPITALS mean?
"We need to take a HOLISTIC APPROACH to risk management."

 Consider all aspects and potential risks when managing risk

What does the phrase in CAPITALS mean?
"Only VERTICAL INTEGRATION WILL drive cost savings."

Decrease the number of stages we control in the production process

Expand our control over various stages of production to decrease costs

What does the phrase in CAPITALS mean?
"LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY to drive innovation is at the core of our strategy"

Use advanced tools and systems to promote new ideas and developments

We should not depend on technology, but it is useful

What does the phrase in CAPITALS mean? "We need to OPTIMIZE our portfolio to keep our investors on board."