Corporate Culture Explorers Pillows

'We don't insist on over time. However, to clock out you have to get past our guard dogs.'

"I plan to work my way up from the bottom."

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

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

'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."

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

The trend toward less formal offices began to gain steam.

'The good news is I had a very good year.'

"We have an acronym!"

"At this office no two days are different."

'Pssst! Straighten up, here come the bigwigs.'

'Believe me, I know transformation isn't easy. I pulled a muscle once.'

Parade of Businessmen

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

'A representative from Merrill Lynch to see you.'

"I think you might need to start again."

'Go to work, do your job, go home. . . Penburtson, that is the American Dream!'

"I'd heard that Farnsworth had a difficult secretary to get past."

"I'll put your application on file, Mr. Brandt, but I'm quite happy with my current paperweight."

"He ate homework as a puppy but quickly moved onto business journals."

"I think we should try something a little simpler."

"The scowl might just be what this place needs."

"I know we're not lions, but let's call ourselves a pride anyway."

"We don't have an exercise room here. You'll stay in shape by climbing the ladder, jumping through hoops, toeing the line..."

Offices moved to 23rd floor - taking the company to new heights - the management.

Dave realised that Clive didn't see problems,only 'challenges to be embraced'.

Greed.

Change Management: Change can be ruf.

'I like people.. but not a whole lot.'

"You realize, of course, that I'll have to make a big show of having security escort you out."

"Already sold your soul to the company? Listen, I'll have my people talk to their people."

"We owe our success to teamwork. Without it we could never have grasped at so many straws."

"...in other news: Google has been admitted to the United Stations..."

'We need to schedule a few impromptu meetings...'