根回し
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Meanings
- laying the groundwork, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, consensus-building process
- digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
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Laying the groundwork in advance is essential to making a project successful.
He had already done the behind-the-scenes maneuvering with those involved so that the proposal would be approved.
Because the new policy was announced at the meeting without sufficient consensus-building, it provoked strong backlash.
The department head carefully went around to each department doing groundwork before the board meeting.
In Japanese organizational culture, it is customary to engage in consensus-building prior to any formal decision.
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