Company Retreat Pillows

'It's a simple two-part strategy. First, locate the hills. Then head for them.'

'Well, I must say I never thought team-building exercises could be such fun.'

'He's trying to figure out a way to miss this putt so his boss can win the match.'

'For Harland, every vacation is a working vacation.'

'Look, can't you play Badminton elsewhere? I'm trying to run a board meeting here.'

'Company wargames weekend 1986.'

"Sounds like you've got a great vacation planned...with plenty of down-time for the conference calls I'm planning."

"I can't approve of your office gossiping, Frank...and after you tell me the latest I want it to stop!"

"Surf's up, chief!"

Jenkins won't be here today. He just called in healthy.

'Edwards... Tamano... this isn't what I had in mind when I sent you two out on the company retreat.'

"We're going to try something new next Monday. It's called 'Bring Your Brain to Work Day.'"

'Sir, we're a real team! None of us knows how to do things right!'

"And best of all, it comes fully loaded!"

"You're invited to our management excursion. Come dresses as a pinata."

"Looks like we found the issue."

'Why is it that nothing ever gets done at these meetings?'

'If I had to use one word to describe our strategy.'

"This position has become very important to the company."

'Do you remember when our time away from the office was our time...'

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

The Department of Blind-Side Bias, Knowledge Gaps and Really Great Coffee.

"Let's start with an icebreaker..."

"The meeting will come to order."

'I've learned a lot about myself at these meetings...like, I can fall asleep with my eyes open!'

'How can we solve this problem by eating?'

Group Think Time

'Who folded the annual report into a paper airplane?'

"Be careful what you wish for, Bob, because you just might get it. And if it happens to be what I was wishing for, things could get pretty ugly around here."

A presenter with a very complex chart to explain a business plan - 'And it's as simple as that!'

Teamwork!

A business that thinks alike...sinks alike.

'He was only reaching for his powerpoint presentation pointer.'

The Corporate Ladder and the Corporate Elevator.

"Look at them smiling. They've reached their comfort zone."