Corporate Culture Lover Prints

"Have you ever done golf?"

"Thursday makes it ten years. What do you say we renew our merger vows."

"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?"

"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!'

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

'Let me worry about the one percent inspiration, you just take care of the 99 percent perspiration.'

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

'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...'

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

"I'm not sure about this new trainee - he asked me when does he get to see the actual ropes."

"At this office no two days are different."

"We have an acronym!"

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

Parade of Businessmen

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

'A representative from Merrill Lynch to see you.'

Let's Celebrate

"Here comes a client I must speak to. Excuse me while I slip into some jargon."

"Do you have a minute, Bob? I'd like to speak with you about the concept of 'leadership'."

"I think you might need to start again."

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

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

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

"Sophia, will you agree to form a joint exploratory committee for marriage?"

Now that I finally have an expense account, there's no time to eat.

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

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

"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.