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Follow up

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

/ˌfɑːloʊ ˈʌp/phrasal verbCore term

In management & leadership, follow up means: To check on a task, request or decision after it has been given or discussed, to make sure it is done or to get more information; the noun is follow-up.

In Turkish: takip etmek, takibini yapmak

How it is used

One of the most used phrases in management. Managers follow up on delegated tasks, follow up with clients and send follow-up emails after meetings. A follow-up meeting continues an earlier discussion.

Example sentences

  1. I'll follow up with the supplier tomorrow and let you know.

  2. Delegating doesn't mean forgetting; agree on when you'll follow up.

Common collocations

  • follow up on a task
  • follow up with someone
  • follow-up email
  • follow-up meeting
  • delegateTo give part of your work, responsibility or decision-making power to someone else, usually a person in your team, while still checking that the result is achieved.
  • one-on-oneA regular private meeting between a manager and one member of their team to discuss progress, problems, feedback and development.
  • accountabilityThe duty to answer for the result of a task or decision, which includes explaining what happened and accepting the consequences, even if others did the work.
  • escalateTo pass a problem or decision to someone with more authority because it cannot be solved at your level; of a conflict, to become more serious.

This word in other fields

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