(HY-pawt)
n.
A young executive who is deemed by the company to have high potential for rapid movement up the corporate ladder.
Example Citation:
GM will choose its high-potential candidates — its "hi-pots" — very early in their careers and put them on a faster track than even before.
— Marjorie Sorge, "Straight from the top," Automotive Industries, November 1, 1999
Earliest Citation:
Remembering how he was picked out early and brought along rapidly, Swearingen has set up a system to identify young executives with "high potential" for future advancement. The Hi-Pots, as they are known, are shifted often into ever more demanding jobs, and their performance is reviewed by top management.
— Donald D. Holt, "How Amoco Finds All That Oil," Forbes, September 8, 1980
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New words. 2013.