Business Culture Fan Prints

"They brought their toughest negotiator! He always gets what he wants."

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

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

'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.

'Being the boss's yes-man used to be easier. Now you also have to 'like' him on facebook, follow him on Twitter, link with him on linked-in...'

'The good news is I had a very good year.'

"We have an acronym!"

"At this office no two days are different."

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

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

Parade of Businessmen

Buisnessman Of The Hour - I'd like to introduce our guest but he is 45 minutes late

'Our problem is how to lower quality while raising prices...'

"To address this mistake we must be professional and use root-cause analysis. I'll start by saying it's not my fault...."

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

'A representative from Merrill Lynch to see you.'

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

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

Let's Celebrate

"I think you might need to start again."

'He bowed lower for me than for you.'

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

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

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

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

"Sophia, will you agree to form a joint exploratory committee for marriage?"

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

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

"We don't have an exercise room here. You'll stay in shape by climbing the ladder, jumping through hoops, toeing the line..."

Offices moved to 23rd floor - taking the company to new heights - the management.

Dave realised that Clive didn't see problems,only 'challenges to be embraced'.