Corporate Comeback Artist Gifts

"That's not my resume, it's dirt on the last guy you interviewed."

Smart Ass - Wise Ass

'Now THAT'S a presentation! Great delivery, great graphics, and he moonwalks from the room.'

"Hello, son. I suppose chicken farming doesn't seem so bad now."

"Adopted? It's cute how you think we would've picked you."

"Ahh... don't you just LOVE that new, re-organized-under-bankruptcy-protection smell?"

Just don't let the old man get you down.

"These meetings bring out my creative side. How's this for the boss?"

'Insofar as hard figures are still unavailable, our Mr.Rendleman has written a poem which explores the essence of the firm's situation.'

Self portrait.

"He's writing a novel for the first time in decades. It has less to do with the urge to create or say something new, and more to do with the fact that all his previous books are now out of print."

It was Wilbur's first vacation in 17 years.

'Dow goes up, Dow goes 'round, but we'll keep rockin' 'til the Fed cracks down . . . '

"Are you ready to engage with rock-rased content?"

"I've brought companies back from the brink of disaster before Phil, but to bring one back from the dead? I'm still patting myself on the back over that one!"

I came in early to seize the day...but it seized me first.

And so, Rudy unwittingly became an investor in The Infant Restaurant Critic. At first, he was furious having lost his weekly paycheck. But then it dawned on him: He was back in the dot-com game – for the first time in 20 years. He was practically a venture capitalist! I'm a social media investor. It's a multi-platform play with, obviously, huge mobile capability, global reach, soaring audience share. Revenue model? What? Huh? Beat it.

Imagine there's no office...

"Yes, I know, Munger. But Wallace Stevens didn't scribble his damned verses on company time."

Business Fishing.

"Can you believe those guys? We tell them absolutely, positively no further negotiations, and they stop negotiating!"

How Gary got his groove back.

"Here - I've no use for spreadsheets where I'm going."

A businessman leaves a building carrying a surfboard

Ever thought of early retirement?

Landing That Tough Account

'See if you can get them to flambe the check, too.'

'I won't be taking any more calls today. I threw my phone out the window.'

'Let's rock!'

'To save time, I'll deliver the annual report in the form of a Hiaku.'

I'm just saying he picked a hell of a time to have a Susan Boyle moment.

"The Company has drawn a line under me and moved on."

"Dan, you forgot to put on your out-of-office."

"Before we hire you, we'd like you to sign this non-compete agreement. It basically states that you won't work anywhere else for the rest of your life."

"The corporate culture here? It's Junior High School without the acne."