Boardroom Bigwigs Gifts

'Doris, I need help deciding which wallet to flash at my lunch meeting.'

'Great news this quarter! Losses are up in smoke, profits are high, and we're seeing lots of green!'

'The good news is, we did as well as expected last quarter. The bad news is, we didn't expect to do too well.'

"Listen to everybody's opinions? Please, we're not that desperate."

'Congratulations Smith, you got that promotion. Commiserations Reid, you got that demotion.'

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

'It's my company, I'll decide whether I want to go to the partner's meeting or not.'

'As I see it, our choices are 'no' and 'hell no'.'

'Well, I'm not very satisfied with our customers, either.'

"He'll never win this negotiation. He's saddled with numbers...but we have anecdotes."

'Who wants the talking stick?'

'You myst blow at least a 2.3 on the 'drunk with power' breathalizer before they'll promote you to upper management.'

'Interesting. At first, I didn't pick her as dominant.' - Child chairs meeting at Toys Inc.

'At that point the meeting became chaotic, as everyone's medication seemed to wear off at the same time.'

Our parent company is not pleased with our work. They want all of us to register for a few remedial MBA courses.

'I brought Simmons here on board to use his powers of levitation on our customer intelligence.'

"I made my money the old fashioned way...a team of high priced lawyers litigating round the clock."

'Whose idea was it to use enron as a benchmark?'

'Drop dead. Well that's good start to our negotiations.'

'The Board's meeting at nine O'clock - you bring the smoke, I'll bring the mirrors.'

'I'm sure you all agree that this has been a very constructive meeting.'

"He's a psychopath, I like that in a man!"

Paul exhibits a classic symptom of Attention-Surplus Disorder.

'This associate has a first rate mind...and a third rate suit.'

'It's lonely at the top.'

"Starting here, each person whisper to your neighbor the purpose of this meeting and we'll see what we end up with."

"Before I continue past my opening joke, I want to know if she is laughing or crying."

"Where do you see yourself in five moves?"

'Benson will you stop trying to dominate the meeting.'

'I've never had to butter up the boss. I've always been the boss.'

"Never forget he's a wild animal."

'It has to be understandable, Higbe. A code of ethics is not actually to be written in code.'

'Please don't read anything into the minutes, Ms. Thomas. Just reading the minutes will suffice.'

Merchant Bankers - Patience is a virtue, anyone displaying it will be dismissed

"Okay, we've donated to the Food Bank, Feed the Hungry, Food for Life, Hunger Helpers, Starving World, Second Helpings. . . is anyone else getting hungry?"