Moving the Goalposts

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Logic

Foundational Lexiconchanging the rules
Executive Parlancecriteria shifting
Scholarly Discourseevaluative displacement
Babel ZenithMotte and Bailey
Origin: Medieval/Modern

Etymology & Meaning

Retreating to a defensible position when challenged.

In the Boardroom

Redefining success metrics after missing the original targets.

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