Boardroom Stars Gifts

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

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

"Thank you for that summation of the charts."

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

"My report to the board was perfect. They did not understand a word of it and now think I'm smarter than them."

'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."

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

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

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

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

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

'By the time I climbed up to this job, I was too tired to do it.'

'You can't put him out to pasture - he owns the pasture!'

'Maybe you should reconsider those place cards, Ms Harris?' (Negotiation talks/Good Guys/Bad Guys)

'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.'

"I'm not only a Guardian Angel, I'm also an expert at turnarounds."

'I've chosen you for fresh, new ideas.'

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

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

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

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

'First, I want to apologize for calling this meeting on such short notice.'

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

Daimler, ChryslerSturm and Drang meeting

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

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

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

"It got so bad that had to bring Jones in to turn things around."

'It's lonely at the top.'

'There's a no-nonsense quality about TJ that I admire.'

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

Paul exhibits a classic symptom of Attention-Surplus Disorder.

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