Corporate Growth Enthusiast Prints

"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.

The MBA Draft

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

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

'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...'

"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

'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.

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

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

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."

"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.

Change Management: Change can be ruf.

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

"Wait -- I have an app that creates a napkin to write the contract terms on."

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