Corporate Transformation Prints

No - None sense, take-charge, inc. - Formerly: Happy-go-lucky, inc.'

"Looks like we found the issue."

'The 'insourcing' will go ahead and some jobs will be off to Leeds or Manchester, but I think I'll be safe...'

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

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

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

"So the plan is to fly everyone for free. But we'll charge $400.00 per bag."

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

"Here's what I'm gonna do."

'Our product flooded the market... Before backing up a deluge of consumer complaints!'

A fight in the Boardroom.

'Manager. . . Commander. . . Chieftain. . . King!'

'There's good news and bad news, J. B. - we now control 51% of this corporation's stock!'

'It has come to my attention that we need to hedge against our five-year plan.'

"Gentlemen, I'm pleased to say the firm is perfectly positioned to avoid chapter eleven and still be in existence this time next year."

"Gentlemen, we're missing a great opportunity by not hitching this company to the current tailspin."

The Solar System (after deregulation)

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

"That's Paul, he's our head of partnerships..."

'The Board has chosen you to handle the restructuring because you have no heart.'

'Mr. Dawson, about when I said 'don't pull any punches'...'

"We need a best practice swim lane to leverage our core competency, move the needle outside the box, and open the kimono while keeping our ducks in a row. Can anyone give me a sustainable solution to more vertical effectiveness without getting too granula

"Remember...when the going gets tough...DELEGATE!"

'The downside to my meteoric rise to the top is that I didn't have the opportunity to step on many people.'

"I suppose just climbing the greasy pole is no longer an option..."

Voice coming from wooden horse: 'Quiet Fanshaw! If this hostile take-over bid is going to work we've got to get right inside the boardroom.'

'I am willing to concede that the company has been underperforming of late...'

"It used to Casual Friday. Now it's Furlough Friday."

"What if he's bluffing? What if he's not? What if the room just gets too hot?"

'Fred, I want you to sanitize this, punch it up, dumb it down, leak it to the media and then be fully prepared to deny it!'

'Gentlemen, I've been authorized to sweeten the offer.'

"Would anyone like to question my downsizing proposal?"

'You'll be happy to see that I've finally managed to turn things around.'