Business Culture Buff Pillows

'This is Appleby and Jones. They're in Mergers.'

'Hello, Executive Search? We're expanding again.. please send us over another gross of executives.'

'And here's where we hold our Japanese management seminars.'

My, my, we're justs a little overprotective of our propriety knowledge, aren't we?

"Most everyone here tries to steer clear of Bob. He's got a real mercurial personality."

"Looks like somebody's compensating."

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'

"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."

'Our product flooded the market... Before backing up a deluge of consumer complaints!'

'You're my best man, Pomeroy, so I've decided to sell the damn company.'

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

That shows business confidence.

"That report on corporate redundancy... I'd like it in triplicate."

"I'm not sure about this new trainee - he asked me when does he get to see the actual ropes."

"We have an acronym!"

"At this office no two days are different."

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

Parade of Businessmen

'It's okay. We'll just push our retirement plan back a bit.'

"Security? There's a goddam tree in my office."

'A representative from Merrill Lynch to see you.'

'The whole floor got together and came up with a few things you could work on.'

"Call my broker, fax my accountant, and get my groove back."

"Do you have a minute, Bob? I'd like to speak with you about the concept of 'leadership'."

"Here comes a client I must speak to. Excuse me while I slip into some jargon."

"I think you might need to start again."

'What can I do to create a climate where things get done?'

'Go to work, do your job, go home. . . Penburtson, that is the American Dream!'

Now that I finally have an expense account, there's no time to eat.

"He ate homework as a puppy but quickly moved onto business journals."

"I know we're not lions, but let's call ourselves a pride anyway."

"I think we should try something a little simpler."

"The scowl might just be what this place needs."

'I've collected my memos into one reasonably priced gift book.'