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Paradigm shifters company.

"So what kind of mood is he in?"

In basket-case.

"I don't like getting bogged down in details. I'm more of a big-picture guy."

"If I might be serious for a moment..."

"I believe we've found the weakest link."

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

"Now that I have everyone's attention..."

'I'm judging by your silence Al that you're giving me the green light on the Greenwich project. I just want to say that I admire your leadership. I guess that's why you've been running this company for 20 years.'

'Senior management wanted me to raise morale so I made Lionel from accounts 'office jester'!'

"The good news is that we do have a little wiggle room."

Welcome to the Team

'What's that? It's a leaving present for the next person who comes in late.'

'Since I'm new here, let's start by clearning the air. You may have noticed that I'm short for a C.E.O. . .'

"Rolled-up sleeves, no coat, loose tie...it's my casual confrontational look."

"It's made entirely out of rejected resumes."

He was destined for greatness. Whatever that meant.

"Lost my job. But I'm pretty sure it's around here somewhere."

Parade of Businessmen

Shake it all about sign on desk

"It's the new simplified tax demand from HMRC. . . Three Questions - How much did you earn last year? How much have you got left? And how soon can you send it. . .?"

"You're on top of this week's Sales Pyramid."

"How can you have a meteoric rise to the top in a one-story building?"

'Once, long ago, I thought I was wrong...but it turned out I was mistaken.'

A woman wearing a skin sitting behind a desk with a nameplate that reads "Sheena, Queen of the corporate jungle."

'He's been brought in to save the company.'

"We need to think outside the pentangle."

'You're developing a reputation as something of a cowboy, Henderson.'

'Careful, that's where the boss keeps his ego.'

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

'By the time I climbed up to this job, I was too tired to do it.'

Brainstorm in progress.

'Kimble, I'm going to give you a chance at purchasing - nip over to the cafe and get me a cheese and pickle sandwich.'

'Dear, you know how I hate it when you bring your work home.'

'How come, unlike some other bosses, you never surprise me with little promotions?'