Boardroom Dancer Gifts

'Mergers and takeovers and profits, oh my! Mergers and takeovers and profits, oh my! Mergers and. . . '

Annual Board Meeting Of The Center For Interpretive Dance.

Demure lady with gloves

"Hoskins, try saying 'profits are up' without the finger quotes, okay?"

"Great plan. Could we get some more details?"

'A Ball at the Mansion House'

Diamond outfits

Shake it all about sign on desk

Blue Dress and Feather

"'Meetingpalooza' sounded better in the brochure."

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

In, out, shake it all about.

Executive gym with briefcases for weights.

'Now this is exactly what I was referring to when I talked about 'scope creep'.'

"I will now fend off questions from the audience."

'It's easy, Greg. Just get in touch with your inner regional sales manager.'

"Lemon 'merengue' pies"

'Insofar as hard figures are still unavailable, our Mr.Rendleman has written a poem which explores the essence of the firm's situation.'

Around here it got a little tricky...

"Ballroom dancing helps us over our rough spots."

"In every situation, an executive has to decide whether to lead by consensus, charisma or cattle prod. Trust me... it's not always this easy!"

Thank You, Goals Achieved... and then some!

"In preparation for his appearance before the foundation board, Rodney fine-tunes his song and dance."

"Damn it, Hopkins, didn't you get yesterday's memo?"

Business of Finger-pointing

The wetsuit preferred by 9 out of 10 executive windsurfers.

"So we actually can agree on something...rolled sleeves, loose ties, and no jackets!"

"I now propose a 5 minute break so we can confide with our dogs."

'I miss the rarefied atmosphere of Mt. Olympus.'

"I'd rather be at the office."

"I need to take a call. Argue amongst yourselves."

"Irma, cancel all my appointments for the next 3 weeks, I need to go home to brood. Tell the board to only contact me on my mobile phone..."

'It's the next big thing, but I can't fit it through the door.'

'Figures can be misleading - So I've written a song which I think expresses the real story of the firms performance this quarter.'

Company take-over bid