Exhausted Yet Efficient Gifts

Candles: Mom burning at both ends.

Where your mind & battle are los

'Noticeboard? I forgot it was there to be honest.'

"Why can't the rest of you be more like Rollins, here? He does his homework!"

Colour Version: Living by the Clock

"I'm feeling completely wiped out."

"I'd like a week off without any business related e-mail on my home computer."

"That report on corporate redundancy... I'd like it in triplicate."

"Well, I'm thinking about boarding school. Though I'm not sure they accept adults."

Late/Too Late.

"A one-word email reply... classic power move."

"I'm too busy to be stressed."

Instant Laundry Detergent, 'Just add water'.

"Why can't I get anything done unless I'm totally stressed out about it?" "Is it possible to be relaxed and still be productive?" "What is wrong with my brain?" "Why don't you work better?"

Failure/Due Diligence

"Do you think we should look again at who we invite to these meetings?"

"There appears to be a direct correlation between fewer meetings and higher productivity."

'Apparently you can't fire everybody and still maintain productivity.'

'You've got the Vietnam 1000 yard stare. All new parents get it!'

"We find it as long as you manage the inputs, the outputs will look after themselves."

"Never do today what someone else can do tomorrow."

'I solve so many work problems at home.'

"I've tracked our GPS coordinates over the past week dad. Well, we're roaming the plains alright!"

'It's come to my notice, Simpson, that YOU'RE the glitch in the system.'

'Risky, but I like it!'

Production: Urgent, Rush, Super Rush.

"We are extremely short-staffed here and you would need to be okay with that. For example I’m the janitor, but I also do interviews in between emptying trash cans."

Three work boxes: 'IN...LIMBO...OUT': 'I think I've found your bottleneck.'

"Leadership is about more than delegating all of your work."

"Procurement and their stakeholder journey down the procurement pathway... Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

"This crew gets 15 miles to the pound of gruel. They're very fuel efficient."

"Well, I've finished the project on time and on budget!" "That means I've given you too much time and too much money!"

"We need to eliminate the middleman."

'Look! It's superwoman...and all her assistants!'

"I think you're becoming a workaholic."