Corporate Intrigue Aficionado Pillows

'How's the meeting going, Ed?'

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

"This position has become very important to the company."

'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.

The MBA Draft

'We're finding out that those 'wrongs' we made 'right' were actually right after all.'

'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

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

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

Thesaurus Company

"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."

"Maybe our beloved founder is trying to tell us something."

"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..."

'I have serious doubts about the efficiency of that new 'apples and bucket' hiring test.'

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.

"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."

"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."

"I appreciate your vision and work ethic but I have a budget. How much would it cost for your vision without work ethics?"