Everyday Office Jargon · Managing Director level

"Low hanging fruit"

"Low hanging fruit" means the easiest opportunities or tasks available, ones that require minimal effort but still produce a visible result.

Say this instead: the easy wins

How "Low hanging fruit" shows up at work

A staple of the first slide in any strategy review. The implication is that smarter people would have picked it already, but nobody says that out loud. The phrase usually appears right before a list of things the team has been avoiding.

Buzzword

Let's go after the low hanging fruit first and build some momentum.

Plain English

Let's go after the easy wins first and build some momentum.

Corporate Rank: Managing Director · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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