BE 521: Let's Talk Cars Part 2: Take the Wheel in Your Business Conversations

The podcast explores common business idioms derived from car-related terms, highlighting their usage in professional contexts. Michelle and Lindsay discuss phrases like "running out of gas," which describes a loss of energy or momentum in a project or personally, and "on cruise control," indicating a task or system that operates automatically with minimal intervention, especially with the rise of AI. They also explain "shift gears," used to signal a change in topic or direction during a meeting, and "give something the green light," which means granting approval to proceed with a project. The hosts further dissect "test drive" as trying something before committing and "take the wheel" as assuming control when a project is failing. A role-play illustrates how these idioms might be used in a workplace scenario.