Business Management Pillows

Effective communications

'Run this by 'Legal,' but sprint it by 'Ethics.''

"You're doing a great job as a corporate psychiatrist, but would you please keep your hands off the workaholics."

"It's like a business. Concentrate on the bottom lion."

"Mr. Sherman, you hired our team of management consultants to stremline your enterprise, and that is precisely what we are doing."

'I'm confident that with the right mix of role-playing exercises and prescription medication we'll make a cohesive team.'

"Which brings us to my next point."

The Move.

'Frankly, I'm not sure this whole idea-sharing thing is working.'

Panel discussion: absenteeism in the workplace.

'Right we need an urgent response to our productivity problems...'

"All six suppliers are complaining that you are not taking this selection process seriously!"

"Jump!" Performance management.

"Number four wasn't bad, at least he removed his personal CD earphones for most of the interview."

Non-Profit-Organization

'Our filing system could perhaps benefit from a little critical analysis.'

'Actually, I was hoping for a more inspiring mission statement.'

Home Business - Accounts.

"Thanks to my cost-cutting policies, profits are up 59%."

'Our entire operation is sustainable except for our cash flow.'

Female executive offers suggestions ' OUTSIDE THE BOX'.

"We take a very hands-off approach in management. Particularly when it comes to employee theft."

'Someday, son, none of all this will be yours.'

'We like the teamwork idea, but Billy won't let us play with his ball.'

'Intelligence is spotting the flaw in the boss's reasoning. Wisdom is refraining from pointing it out'

'I know figures don't lie. Your job is to make them.'

"Go to accounting and crunch the numbers people."

"Part of me wants to help you with your crisis, Hargraves, but part of me wants to go to lunch."

Exec Has His Whole Life At His Desk

'Tippit, your salary increase will become effective as soon as you do.'

Gary began to think that his performance management meeting could have gone better.

"Thank you gentlemen for voting me as chairman."

A Pilferage Problem.

'We need to make some changes. Change something that changes nothing.'

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