bottom-up
adjective
bot·tom-up
ˈbä-təm-ˈəp 
: progressing upward from the lowest levels (as of a stratified organization or system)
bottom-up management
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There’s a very strong bottom-up feedback cycle that works, and is really important for us as a direct-to-consumer business.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
That bottom-up approach creates delays and a lag time in processing ballots.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Success requires both top-down commitment and bottom-up enablement.
—Ruba Borno, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
That trio has been pivotal in making GM Don Sweeney’s bottom-up retool work, at least to this point.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
That bottom-up approach creates delays and a lag time in processing ballots.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Success requires both top-down commitment and bottom-up enablement.
—Ruba Borno, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
That trio has been pivotal in making GM Don Sweeney’s bottom-up retool work, at least to this point.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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