Corporate History Buff Prints

"Our founders built this company on a certain set of principles. But since they're all dead and nobody wrote anything down, looks like we're screwed."

'And that's Ed Rayburn, our first CEO, who was, sadly, trapped in amber during the Pleistocene.'

"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."

'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.'

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

"Oh to be young and in love and wear things cut on the bias."

"At this office no two days are different."

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

"We have an acronym!"

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

Baroque Peacock

Parade of Businessmen

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

'A representative from Merrill Lynch to see you.'

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

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

"I think you might need to start again."

"So many take-overs and mergers, nobody remembers who he was."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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'.

Greed.

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

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