Boardroom Dynamics Pillows

'And I'm happy to say, that since the merger...'

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

'Now that I have your attention...'

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

'How can we solve this problem by eating?'

"Remember...when the going gets tough...DELEGATE!"

'The sunglasses idea would have worked if you hadn't started snoring.'

"I'll show you our growth projections but only if you promise not to snicker."

'Ok, here's the meeting agenda ... it's gonna be a long one.'

"Better than a business model, I have a business scheme."

'So do you want me to minute that George is dying of boredom and Nigel will rip my head off if I don't stop boring him with my blather?'

"To summarize the year: we were taken over, we took over, we were taken over and we took over."

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

"They've agreed to the merger, the sticking point is who is swallowing who?"

'How did the 'I want you all to take a pay cut or leave' strategy go down?'

'I have been hearing some disturbing comments about you, Parker, some of your employees think you're a nice guy!'

'Our job will be to drag the competition down to our level.'

Business Admin - Group Think 101.

'Ladies and gents, the executive-worker pay ratio is not what it used to be!'

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

Takeovers.

'Simply put, we are on our ninth life!'

Pin the blame on the donkey.

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

'Something tells me this is going to be a long meeting.'

"So many take-overs and mergers, nobody remembers who he was."

'Remember - Reilly's Chairman of the Board, but Henderson's the Alpha male.'

"You are aware that we try to make money here, yes?"

"Well, there's nowhere to go but up."

"I've decided to add a little magic, so, everyone, say hello to my little friend."

"What's on my schedule today, Fred?"

"You need to take the weak parts of your presentation and work them into something that won't get you fired."

"I didn't get where I am by trying to please."

"There's a lot of uncertainty out there these days. Or not. Who knows?"

'This is what happens when we give up our resistance to change.'