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'Errors were made, things were said, people got hurt.'

Men in office, pose as Rodin's: The Thinker. A sign on the wall reads: THINK.

"I don't like getting bogged down in details. I'm more of a big-picture guy."

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

'I'm judging by your silence Al that you're giving me the green light on the Greenwich project. I just want to say that I admire your leadership. I guess that's why you've been running this company for 20 years.'

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'The good news is I had a very good year.'

He was destined for greatness. Whatever that meant.

"Lost my job. But I'm pretty sure it's around here somewhere."

Parade of Businessmen

"You're on top of this week's Sales Pyramid."

"How can you have a meteoric rise to the top in a one-story building?"

Dogs reviewing organizational chart - 'Hunter can eat Spanky or Fido, Spanky can eat Spot or Duke,....' and so on.

'By the time I climbed up to this job, I was too tired to do it.'

'I'm looking for something to impress the shareholders.'

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"You know, there's a corporate elevator."

'It's easy, Greg. Just get in touch with your inner regional sales manager.'

'That's my 'job security' barometer.'

"Gentlemen, I've called this meeting to discuss absenteeism."

'As my subordinate, naturally I expect you to take the heat on things that otherwise would make me uncomfortable.'

Downward arrow on progress chart goes through the floor: 'OK, I know this doesn't look good ...'

Greed.

'I suppose they call it the rat race because only rats ever seem to win.'

'You don't get a raise with this promotion, but you do get to call your work area a 'work station' instead of a 'cubicle.''

Casual Thursday

'He's a real high flyer!'

"I'm sorry, but Fred isn't available. He's spending a few days in the penalty box for not being a good team player. May I help you?"

"This report says a happy workforce is a productive workforce, but I need more proof before I go changing everything around."

'You seem qualified. What concerns me is the car you're driving. It's not sending out the right message.'

'I know that you think you should be the President of this company, Your Majesty. But, you'll just have to work your way up, like I did!'

"Actually, I worked my way up from ideas and you can too!"

Walkie Talkie Company CEO has in/out boxes labeled: Talk the talk, Walk the Walk.

'Being taller than me will get you nowhere.'