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seagull manager

seagull manager noun: a manager whose presence is rare and usually motivated by problems.

Noun

seagull manager (plural seagull managers)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) A manager whose presence is rare and usually motivated by problems

Forms of seagull manager

pluralseagull managers

Origin of seagull manager

The term became popular through a joke in Ken Blanchard's 1985 book Leadership and the One Minute Manager: "Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone, then fly out."

Questions about seagull manager

What does seagull manager mean?
Seagull manager means a manager whose presence is rare and usually motivated by problems.
What part of speech is seagull manager?
Seagull manager is a noun.
What is the plural of seagull manager?
The plural of seagull manager is seagull managers.

Words near seagull manager in the dictionary

  1. Seagroveses
  2. seagull
  3. seagull approach
  4. seagull intersection
  5. seagull intersections
  6. seagull manager
  7. seagull managers
  8. seagulled
  9. seagulling
  10. seagulls
  11. seah

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