Corporate Growth Enthusiast Pillows

"Graphs are like EKGs, they show the health of a company."

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

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

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

"I'm afraid 'It's a surprise', doesn't cut it as a growth strategy."

"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.'

Or as I prefer to call it, the 'feel-good' factor.

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

The MBA Draft

'And I'm happy to say, that since the merger...'

"We have an acronym!"

"At this office no two days are different."

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

Parade of Businessmen

'Wow! That's some growth spurt!'

'We're holding our own, but I'd really like to see some growth.'

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

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

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

"We don't observe 'casual Fridays' here."

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

"I think you might need to start again."

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

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

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

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

"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.

Change Management: Change can be ruf.

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

"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."

"You're a shark! You're a killer! Nothing can stop you! Now get back in that boardroom and apologize."