Businessperson Gifts

"I'll pause for a moment so you can let this information sink in."

"For God's sake, Edwards. Put the laser pointer away."

"I didn't get where I am by trying to please."

"Not bad! ...For a duck."

"We need to rethink our strategy of hoping the Internet will just go away."

Cake!

An email finds you

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

'Can't you see? This isn't a real offer! They're just tossing us a bone!'

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

Planning ahead.

"Right. Money isn't everything - what's the other thing again?"

'Excellent proposal. Let's take it upstairs and see if it flies.'

'And this chart shows our rate of growth.'

"Only time will tell whether this merger makes sense or not."

'I love this room, so many happy memories of killing innovation..'

Standardisation: "I don't understand...it fitted us OK!"

'I know the difference between right and wrong, but it hasn't held me back.'

We Made a Fortune! 'That's good enough for me. I don't really need the specifics...'

'Henderson, I can see you have a few things to learn about the corporate culture around here!'

It's never too late/It's never too early.

Bo're'droom

"This one's too hard to type on while I'm driving."

Dogs reviewing organizational chart - 'Hunter can eat Spanky or Fido, Spanky can eat Spot or Duke,....' and so on.

Unfinished Business/Mission Accomplished

Thought too far outside the box.

'All the nutritional benefits of regular worms without the hassle of having to get up early.'

"I don't think the guy with the business-card cannon has ever been to an actual networking event,"

'Unfortunately, this, here, is still a mystery.'

'Granted, the Board of Directors didn't think much of your proposal, but I think they'll be impressed by your resilience!'

"I started to think outside the box. Then I started to think outside the law."

'They say a fool and his money are soon parted. Here's a list of fools. Make it happen.'

"What we didn't have but obviously needed was an alarmist."

'Freddie, the Little Merger Mogul, didn't expect to have a monopoly right away...'

Female executive offers suggestions ' OUTSIDE THE BOX'.