Aims: 1. Intentions or purpose. 2. Hopelessly unachievable targets that will never be met; comprehensive fiction invented at the beginning of every financial year. (see BHAG; Fiscal juggling; Objectives; Target, hit the ______, miss the point, miss the ______ left right and centre, moving)
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Aha moment: 1. Moment of realization or sudden understanding. 2. Fanciful notion that someone will see your amazing product or presentation and shout out loud “Aha! Finally I get it! Thank you so much for enlightening me!” (see Enlighten me; FMF; Light bulb experience)
Agenda, hidden: 1. Meeting plan, concealed. 2. Devious intention to hijack or derail intended topic of meeting; scheme to ignore topic altogether, or table a completely new one; murder plot, Ides of March style; plan for coup d’état, usually of Managing Director or Chief Executive. (see Agenda, own the, set the)
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Advisorial: 1. Relating to advice. 2. Fabricated Americanism alluding to taking advice; a euphemism for a direct order; word to the wise; side remark that is more weighty than what is being said in the main body of the meeting. (see FAQs; Hints and tips; Practical advice; Shell-like, a word in your)
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Administrivia: 1. Trivial administration. 2. Civil servant job description. (see Bread and butter; Bureaucracy; Jobsworth; Panjandrum; Process; Target manager; Timesheets)