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.

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

"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."

"We have an acronym!"

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

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

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

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

Parade of Businessmen

"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."

Let's Celebrate

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

'He bowed lower for me than for you.'

"I think you might need to start again."

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

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

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

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

"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?"

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

"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.

Change Management: Change can be ruf.

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