all-hands
Every single person
An all-hands is a meeting where everyone in an organization or department is expected to attend, typically called by leadership to share important announcements or discuss company-wide matters: The CEO scheduled an all-hands to announce the merger.
The term comes from nautical usage, where "all hands on deck" summoned every crew member.
Ship's flat surface
- crewWorking team aboard
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
- stationsFixed stops on routes
- musterAssemble for inspection
shipmates · aboard · captain · rigging · heave · haul · anchor · watch
Serious sudden danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- scrambleMix into disorder
- immediateHappening without delay
critical · response · activation · readiness · rapid · expedite · time-sensitive · alert
Formal discussion list
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- assemblyConstructing from components
- briefingConcise information session
- announcementPublic declaration of information
presentation · update · gathering · forum · webinar · teleconference · keynote · discussion
deck
Ship's flat surface
muster · shipmates · aboard · captain · rigging · heave · haul · anchor · watch · bow
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- scrambleMix into disorder
immediate · critical · response · activation · readiness · rapid · expedite · time-sensitive · alert · drill
agenda
Formal discussion list
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- assemblyConstructing from components
- briefingConcise information session
announcement · presentation · update · gathering · forum · webinar · teleconference · keynote · discussion · quarterly
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- all-
- discussionsdiscussion, discussions, forum, talks, roundtable
- meetingsmeeting, AGM, meet, attendee, meetings
- office communicationemail, memo, memorandum, letter, meeting
- work scheduleMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
all-handsselective
Choosing with care
exclusive · closed-door · invite-only · limited · restricted
all-handsskeleton crew
Minimum workers needed
scaled-down · business-as-usual · routine · low-priority · non-essential
all-handsboard meeting
Formal executive gathering
senior leadership · department meeting · team meeting · one-on-one · closed session
all, hand, hands, handed, handing, handy, handily, handiness, handful