Airball: The corporate version of a cat hairball. Someone who makes lots of noise, disrupts everything, has the potential to make a big mess—but ultimately does nothing.

Flight insurance: Incentives given to key employees to keep them from jumping ship, particularly when the company is being sold to someone employees might not be thrilled to work for.

Nanomanagers: Bosses who have taken micromanaging to a whole new level of nitpicking.

Truck Factor: The number of people on your team who have to be hit by a truck before the project is in serious trouble.

SOURCE: BuzzWhack.com