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ESLPodcast824–GroomingaSuccessor

GLOSSARY

onlyamatteroftime–aphrasedescribingsomethingthatwilldefinitely

happen,butonedoesnotknowwhen

*It’sonlyamatteroftimebeforeCheryl’smanagerrealizesthatshespendsall

hertimeplayinggamesonlineinsteadofworking.

toretire–tostopworking,usuallywhenoneis62or65yearsold

*Ifwedon’tstartsavingmoremoney,wewon’tbeabletoretireuntilwe’re90!

tohandoverthereins–togivesomeoneone’spower,control,authority,or

leadershipposition

*Blakealmostneverhandsoverthereins,sothefactthatheaskedyoutowork

onthisprojectwhileheistravelingisanhonor.

tofill(one’s)shoes–toperformthedutiesandactivitiesofanother;to

dowhatanothernormallydoes

*Thepreviousvice-wasverygoodatherjob,butwebelieveyoucan

fillhershoes.

consideration–carefulthoughtaboutsomething,oftenoveraperiodoftime

*I’mreallyexcitedaboutthisjobopportunityandIthankyouforyour

considerationofmyapplication.

tooutrank–tohaveahigherpositionandgreaterauthorityinanorganization

*Themanageroutranksme,soIwon’tbeabletogiveyoupermissionwithout

herinput.

protégé–awhoreceivesguidanceandsupportfromanolder,more

experienced,especiallyaspreparationforthattohavetheolder

’sjobinthefuture;amentee

*Carlwasveryupsetwhenhisfather,whoownsalargebusiness,chose

someoneoutsideofthefamilytobehisprotégé.

totake(someone)under(one’s)wing–tobegintooffersomeoneguidance,

advice,andprotection,especiallyayoungerand/orlesperienced

*Thanksfortakingmeunderyourwingduringmyfirstfewweeksinthecity.It

wasreallyhelpful.

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