boardroom
Executive meeting space
A boardroom is a room where the board of directors of a company meets to conduct business, make decisions, and set policy.
By extension, boardroom often refers to corporate leadership itself or the culture of high-level business decision-making: The deal was hammered out in the boardroom.
Boardroom politics suggests the maneuvering and power dynamics among executives, while boardroom diversity addresses representation at the highest levels of corporate governance.
Top corporate officer
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- CFOTop corporate money officer
- COOTop operations executive
- presidentElected leader of nation
vice-president · director · chief · officer · boss · leader · manager · administrator
Formal discussion list
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- discussionExchange of ideas
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
conference · roundtable · panel · facilitator · teleconference · summit · delegates · briefing
Those who lead organizations
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- complianceAdhering to requirements
stewardship · bylaws · charter · accountability · transparency · audit · ethics · duty
Power to enforce obedience
- influencePower to affect others
- controlAuthority to direct
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
dominance · sway · command · hierarchy · politics · jockeying · ascendancy · hold
Negotiating agreements between parties
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
talks · accord · trade-offs · concession · terms · agreement · settlement · impasse
Absence of shared opinion
- tensionStretched or strained state
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
confrontation · discord · power struggle · infighting · dissent · rift · faction · showdown
Arranging for future events
- visionAbility to see
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
decision-making · maneuvering · benchmarking · pivot · innovation · long-term · growth · direction
CEO
Top corporate officer
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- CFOTop corporate money officer
- COOTop operations executive
president · vice-president · director · chief · officer · boss · leader · manager · administrator · authority
agenda
Formal discussion list
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- discussionExchange of ideas
quorum · conference · roundtable · panel · facilitator · teleconference · summit · delegates · briefing · motion
directors
Those who lead organizations
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
compliance · stewardship · bylaws · charter · accountability · transparency · audit · ethics · duty · responsibility
authority
Power to enforce obedience
leverage · dominance · sway · command · hierarchy · politics · jockeying · ascendancy · hold · predominance
deal-making
Negotiating agreements between parties
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
arbitration · talks · accord · trade-offs · concession · terms · agreement · settlement · impasse · stalemate
disagreement
Absence of shared opinion
- tensionStretched or strained state
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
friction · confrontation · discord · power struggle · infighting · dissent · rift · faction · showdown · walkout
planning
Arranging for future events
foresight · decision-making · maneuvering · benchmarking · pivot · innovation · long-term · growth · direction · initiative
- Power Centersheadquarters, head office, main office, central office, command center
- Corporate Powerlobbying, lobbyist, lobbyists, monopoly, oligarchy
- meeting room
- professional roomsprivate office, corner office, executive suite, doctor office, dental office
- Office Typescorner office, executive suite, private office, front office, back office
- officedesk, desk job, desks, desk lamp, desk lamps
boardroomshop floor
Industrial production workspace
factory floor · cubicle · mailroom · assembly line · sweatshop
boardroombreak room
Staff relaxation space
cafeteria · smoking area · common area · parking lot · hallway
boardroomfactory floor
Manufacturing workspace area
shop floor · assembly line · sweatshop · production line · warehouse