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Low-Hanging Fruit

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The easiest SQL query that someone still wants to call a "data-driven insight."

Low-Hanging Fruit

Tasks or opportunities that are easy to achieve or implement. The easiest tasks that will be prioritized so we can claim quick wins. Used when leadership wants to look productive but doesn’t want to invest in actual improvements. Once the low-hanging fruit is gone, everyone panics because they don’t know what to do next.

"Let’s grab the low-hanging fruit—unless we get distracted by something harder and shinier."

Low-Hanging Fruit
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