skip-level
Over the boss
Skip-level describes a meeting or relationship that bypasses the immediate supervisor to connect employees directly with higher management.
A skip-level meeting pairs workers with their boss's boss, allowing candid feedback and broader perspective: HR scheduled skip-level one-on-ones for everyone on the team.
The term comes from corporate management practice, where skipping a level of hierarchy can surface issues that might otherwise go unreported.
Gathering for discussion
- managerOne who directs others
- reportingConveying documented information
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- one-on-oneDirect, between two
supervisor · employee · feedback · communication · leadership · career · mentorship · visibility
Parent once removed
- grandchildOffspring's offspring
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- familyRelated people together
generation · ancestor · descendant · lineage · succession · estate · trust · heirloom
meeting
Gathering for discussion
- managerOne who directs others
- reportingConveying documented information
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
one-on-one · supervisor · employee · feedback · communication · leadership · career · mentorship · visibility · relationship
grandparent
Parent once removed
- grandchildOffspring's offspring
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
family · generation · ancestor · descendant · lineage · succession · estate · trust · heirloom · genealogy
skip-levelone-on-one
Direct, between two
direct · immediate · peer-to-peer · direct line · first-line
skip, level, skipped, skipping, skips, skipper, levels, leveled, leveling