Executive Lifestyle Commentator Gifts

"Half the board voted to kick me upstairs, the other half voted to kick me downstairs, so I'm staying put."

'Now that I have your attention...'

Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

"If CEO pay packets aren't a problem, why doesn't everyone get one?"

"Where do you expect to be ten years from now?"

'When you said I would go places with the firm , sir, I was rather hoping for more than the annual outings...'

"No need to remind me. I'm well aware that I've forgotten completely about you."

"You're an overweight, overpaid, over-the-hill senior executive, Dalrymple. What did you have in mind to remedy that situation?"

"The boss spent the day bouncing ideas off me!"

"It drives me MAD when people whine about the amount top management get paid. . ."

'Have you seen the ruddy margins the Chinese expect us to take up for this work?'

'After the age of fifty the 'c' word always means colonoscopy.'

"All those in favour of my idea signify by saying 'I get to keep my job'."

Goodnight Social Media.

"I detect an accent – money?"

'A lackluster style got me to where I am, and a lackluster style is going to keep me here.'

'It's lonely at the top.'

'It's probably not a good sign to be listed in the organization chart underneath the office plants.'

Renaissance Zone

There, but for the grace of God, go I.

"Not bad! ...For a duck."

"It was a gift from god."

'So, she's decided to buy the helicopter.'

"If you're going to grub for something, it might as well be money."

"Sorry, that was the three cups of coffee, four cans of red bull, and double dose of Paxil talking."

T-Shirts. Just do it. Just watch it.

"It helps me stay focused on what matters most."

Intentional Community vs. Community of Sheer Happenstance

"How do you like being on the board of directors, Wilkins?"

"Mr. Rod gave me my employee review. He said I totally 'meet expectations'."

'The firm provides every new executive with a personal trainer.'

"In my day we had trimphones."

"I've got a lot on my plate right now. For starters, I need to sharpen my pencil, refill my coffee and get a new comb."

'It's pretty common among cruising executives, Mrs. Johnson... we call it non-jet-lag.'

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