skip-level
adjective[before noun]
businessspecializeduk/ˈskɪpˌlev.əl/us/ˈskɪpˌlev.əl/used todescribesomeone whoworksfor acompanyat twolevelshigherthan anotherperson, or ameetingorrelationshipthatinvolvesanemployeeand amanagerat twolevelshigher:
跨两级的I had to have ameetingwith my skip-levelmanager- that's my boss'sboss.我得跟我的跨级经理开个会，也就是我老板的老板。
Sherecommendsoccasionalskip-levelmeetingswithemployeestwo or morelevelsdown, to makesurethebossis notisolatedat thetop.她建议不定期地与低两级或更多级的员工举行跨级会议，这样老板才不会位居顶层、脱离现实。
- It'srarelya goodideato badmouthyourlinemanagertoyourskip-levelboss.
- Not onlydirectmanagersbut also skip-levelleadershave asignificantimpactwhen it comes toemployeeretention.
- In a skip-levelmeeting, upper-levelmanagementbypassesmid-levelmanagementtotalkdirectlyto non-managerialemployees.
- Skip-levelinterviewsare one on onemeetingsbetween aseniorleaderandemployee.
Employees & colleagues
- anti-incumbent
- appointee
- career woman
- claque
- co-worker
- hire
- incumbent
- lifer
- mate
- new blood
- new broom
- nominee
- non-employee
- operative
- payroll
- peon
- self-starter
- staff
- staffer
- teleworker