Corporate Climbing Pillows

'That's our corporate ladder.'

"Shouldn't be long before we're at the top."

'Be good to the people you meet on the way up, Henderson. There'll be plenty of opportunities to get them when you've reached the top.'

Promotion.

"I just don't feel as though I'm getting anywhere. . ."

"The firm is always appointed above competence levels, you topped out at paperclip."

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

"Another week another dollar, Jenkins"

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

"Stock options for your thoughts."

Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

Businesswoman Empowerment

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

'We've set the bar quite high at this company. It helps us control bonuses.'

'What sort of mission statement is that?'

'I'll be late for dinner, dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

"Well, ordinary men have colleagues. Successful men have victims."

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

Large Dollar Sign Office Block

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

So which rung are you on my corporate ladder?

'Quick! We need a bigger chart in here!'

A fight in the Boardroom.

'I'll make my final decision on that promotion of yours, after this game.'

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

"Gentlemen, I'm pleased to say the firm is perfectly positioned to avoid chapter eleven and still be in existence this time next year."

'We want everyone to remember our name.'

How leaders fail

"When faced with a tricky ethical issue, I always ask the question, 'What's in it for me?'"

"I don't care if you are the Immediate Gratification Generation. Get out of my chair and back to the mailroom."

Can do...No can do

Storm in the out tray

'Very impressive educational background...now let's discuss WHO you know.!

"I've just never worked anyplace where the 'alpha male' was a woman."

"Hey, you stick your neck out on a regular basis, it's gonna happen. The important thing is to just get up and keep moving forward."