Business Power Words: Speak Like a Boss

Power — the ability to make things happen… or stop them dead.

Influence — power’s softer cousin; makes people *want* to follow you.

Leadership — the art of getting others to do what you want, and thank you for it.

Decision-making — choosing fast, owning outcomes, no dithering.

Merger & acquisition — when you eat a smaller fish, or become part of a bigger shark.

Negotiation — controlled conflict with money on the table.

Efficiency — doing more with less, and not complaining about it.

Competition — the reason you need to wake up earlier.

Execution — turning strategy into cold, hard results.

Strategy — your plan for winning. If you don’t have one, someone else does.

Transformation — a total change. Painful, necessary, profitable.

Advantage — what makes you win while others lose.

Market share — how much of the pie is yours. Hint: aim for all of it.

Profit — the number that matters when all the talking stops.

Risk management — don’t fear risk, just plan to crush it.

Capital — money that wants to grow. Feed it or lose it.

Resources — people, tools, time — what you *deploy* to win.

Goal — what you're aiming at. Be precise. Vague goals kill companies.

Compensation — what people get for delivering value. Or not.

Responsibility — what a leader *takes* even when things go south.

Control — knowing what’s going on. Always.

Cash flow — your company’s lifeblood. No flow, no go.

Cost — the enemy of profit. Slice it smartly.

Brand — your name, your rep, your leverage.

Marketing strategy — how you get into people’s heads *before* your competition does.

Supply chain — how stuff moves. Weak links break empires.

Data — the truth, if you know how to read it.

Report — the gospel of business. Get good at writing them.

Promotion — shouting smartly about your product.

Agreement — the paper that stops wars and starts projects.

Implementation — from whiteboard to real world.

Return — what you get for playing the game right.

Management — juggling people, time, and reality.

Leader — not a title. A role you *earn* every day.

Organizational structure — who reports to who, and who matters.

Performance — the hard truth of what got done.

Motivation — the spark that gets results. Find it or fake it.

Delegation — handing someone the wheel without letting go of the map.

Budget — a plan for spending. Ignore it and pay the price.

Revenue — top-line glory. But watch the bottom line too.

Innovation — doing it differently *and* better. Not just shiny nonsense.

Reputation — fragile and powerful. Guard it like your PIN.

Demand — when the market *wants* what you’ve got.

Customer relations — smile, nod, deliver, repeat.

Analysis — thinking with numbers. Not feelings.

Development — building, growing, pushing forward.

Cooperation — temporary peace for mutual gain.

Planning — your map to success. Or chaos, if done wrong.

Investment — planting capital for future harvests.

Rules — know them, break them strategically.

Competitiveness — how sharp your teeth are, relative to others.