Corporate Gladiator Pillows

'For a Dow-30 company, this isn't much of a succession plan.'

'Manager. . . Commander. . . Chieftain. . . King!'

'Lose the beach ball, Leonard. She's corporate. They play hardball.'

"Just identifying weak members of the herd."

"I feel your pain. It's the least I can do for not paying you like a man."

Business cartoon showing a stressed business woman who has three urgent messages on her office door.

'Remember not to shirk the paperwork.'

"...These meetings can get pretty rough."

"If you can stay on throughout our restructuring, you can keep your job."

"They say you are a great warrior."

'I take it this department has had conflicts.'

'Regardless of how common it is for getting ahead in business, Frank, it's still just a figure of speech.'

Boardroom Armour

"Never wrestle a pig; you both get dirty, and he likes it."

Executive Smackdown.

'I'll have to let you go, Bob - Ted, from accounting, is challenging my position as alpha male!'

"He's Pulled Out The HR File! This Is It Folks, The Atomic Performance Review!"

'So far we're holding off overseas competition.'

Elevator. Up, down and dirty.

'Is this the meeting where it's the end of the world as we know it if we don't come up with 'the big idea' by 5 o'clock.'

"Murray's the guy you replaced. He's decided to fight to get his job back."

'Being passed over for a promotion is always a painful experience. It's like having a stake driven through your wallet.'

Gobbling Up The Smaller Competition

'Dog eat dog.'

'We work hard and play hard in this company.'

18 days without having to fire somebody for bothering me.

'Yes Blethers, you may ‘feel' that co-operation and team spirit have a place in business - but I've always found outright aggression to be far more effective!'

"You knew I was a shark when you hired me, what did you expect?"

'Duck and cover won't protect you in this stockholders meeting.'

"It's been such a dog-eat-dog week at the office that tomorrow is Bring Your Veterinarian To Work day."

"Oh dear...I don't think negotiations are going too well..."

"Want to win?"

"Power Struggle Pilates. My Favourite."

'That's a portrait of the CEO during a hostile takeover.'

'Staying Competitive in Business' Conference