new broom



new broom

A new manager (of a company or organization) who has been hired specifically to make changes and improvements. After two years of falling profits, a new broom was hired to make budget cuts and improve the corporate culture.
See also: broom, new

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RadclyffeRAD-klifEnglish (Rare)
BenjiBEN-jeeEnglish
Dagmar['dægma:]
Miljenko-Croatian
FransFRAHNS (Dutch, Finnish)Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
TjeerdTYAY:RT (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch