Everyday Office Jargon · Vice President level

"Uplevel"

"Uplevel" means to raise the quality, skill, or status of something, typically a person, team, or piece of work.

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How "Uplevel" shows up at work

Frequently aimed at junior employees in performance reviews and at entire functions after a reorg. Can be a genuine invitation to grow or a coded way of saying the current bar is too low, depending entirely on tone of voice.

Buzzword

We need to uplevel the way we're running these weekly syncs.

Plain English

We need to improve the way we're running these weekly syncs.

Corporate Rank: Vice President · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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