"seagull manager" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-seagull manager.ogg Forms: seagull managers [plural]
Etymology: 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." Head templates: {{en-noun}} seagull manager (plural seagull managers)
  1. (idiomatic, slang) A manager whose presence is rare and usually motivated by problems Wikipedia link: seagull manager Tags: idiomatic, slang Related terms: seagull approach
    Sense id: en-seagull_manager-en-noun-5h3g2eix Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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