bandwidth

Bureaucratic

/ˈbænd.wɪdθ/n. (metaphorical)

Etym.From electrical-engineering jargon for spectral capacity, repurposed by corporate communicators in the 1990s to quantify time and attention, see H. L. Carrington, Corporate Lexicon Review 1999.

A polite, numeric-sounding metaphor used to excuse declined requests by attributing failure to limited human time or attention.

'I don't have the bandwidth for that' - Q3 Board Deck, slide 12

Appears in 12 haikus

#0165 - 7 - 5
Wandering north star
Align bandwidth and vision
Move the needle now
#0195 - 7 - 5
Ebbing the bandwidth
Ideate a rich tapestry
Align, execute
#0235 - 7 - 5
Wandering journey
Cultivate nuanced rich wins
Expand bandwidth now
#0445 - 7 - 5
Cogitating now
To optimize bandwidth now
Circle back, agile
#0475 - 7 - 5
Flummoxing leaders
We will optimize bandwidth
Drive scalable growth
#0835 - 7 - 5
Baking synergy
to cascade, drive unit gains
bandwidth for runway
#0865 - 7 - 5
Flambeing ethos
to harness bandwidth for scale
blue sky, waterfall
#0885 - 7 - 5
Newspapering wins
to cascade and drive bandwidth
blue sky value-add
#0925 - 7 - 5
Unfurling roadmap
innovate ecosystem
expand bandwidth now
#0935 - 7 - 5
Pouncing on insight
optimize bandwidth and scale
in conclusion, win
#0955 - 7 - 5
Flowing with purpose
a testament to bandwidth
break things, then refine
#0965 - 7 - 5
Contemplating scale
a testament to our growth
optimize bandwidth