Corporate Communication Enthusiast Gifts

"I told you what I was going to tell you, then I told you, then I told you what I told you. Where did I lose you?"

'The 'insourcing' will go ahead and some jobs will be off to Leeds or Manchester, but I think I'll be safe...'

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'

"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."

'Our product flooded the market... Before backing up a deluge of consumer complaints!'

'And remember to emphasize we're giving them the opportunity to find a better job.'

'You're my best man, Pomeroy, so I've decided to sell the damn company.'

Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

"Why won't you teach us how to handle complaints?"

The MBA Draft

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

'The good news is we're projecting a profit. The bad news is none of us will be alive then.'

'Well the good news is that we've landed some huge contracts in China!'

"Would you say that the sales projections in your 3 year plan are realistic?"

'Being the boss's yes-man used to be easier. Now you also have to 'like' him on facebook, follow him on Twitter, link with him on linked-in...'

'Office' block tightening it's belt

"At this office no two days are different."

Boss to worker taking out wallet: 'It's only fair, Pete. Last year, we shared profits!'

"We have an acronym!"

'Ok, here's the meeting agenda ... it's gonna be a long one.'

"Brilliant report, I can't tell where the facts and the fiction begins"

'It appears the 'What?'s have it.'

"A one-word email reply... classic power move."

'I've given a lot of thought to giving some thought to your latest proposal.'

Parade of Businessmen

Office pics on dinner table.

"Security? There's a goddam tree in my office."

'I'm surprised you like being your own boss. I am your boss and I hate it.'

'Excellent!...We've been looking to hire someone who can think outside the box.'

"We'd better watch Cranston. He looks like a whistleblower."

"I was going to have my people call his people, but I’m pretty sure his people have Caller I.D."

'I don't want your input until you produce some output.'

He used to pass the buck, since being promoted to management he gets to call it delegating authority.