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What does it mean?
The author dislikes the term Bottom-Up Management, at least for how it sounds.
In plain terms
I don't like the phrase Bottom-Up Management just because of how it sounds.
What can you take from it?
Terminology matters even for aesthetic reasons.

Where it applies

  • team leadership
  • policy naming

Putting it to work

  • choose clear terms
  • avoid awkward jargon

Questions to consider

  • Does a label change how you see a policy?
  • Which terms in your field feel wrong?

Another view

Aesthetics alone may not justify changing terms.

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