Boardroom Visionary Gifts

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

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"We need brand new eyes envisioning brand new concepts through the same old budgets."

Giraffes at Tea

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

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

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

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

'Now that I have your attention...'

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

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

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

'The good news is we're projecting a profit. The bad news is none of us will be alive then.'

'We should buy London and ship it to the States!'

He was destined for greatness. Whatever that meant.

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

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

"Thank you for that summation of the charts."

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

'I want you to paddle against the current.'

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

"In the event of an actual S.E.C. investigation, legal representation will drop from the ceiling."

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

'I had a thought. Let's scrap everything and start a new fiscal year right now.'

'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?'

"I see we're going up against the Big Guys."

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

"Oh dear...I don't think negotiations are going too well..."

'I've stepped on so many people for the last 20 years to get where I'm at, and I'm still only a middle manager.'

"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!'