Leadership Seminar Attendee Pillows

"I'm proactive."

"You're invited to our management excursion. Come dresses as a pinata."

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

How leaders fail

"Here we are."

'We have a strict don't-ask-don't-tell policy for salaries.'

"And finally, I'd like to take any questions from the floor."

"Yes, Jane Lyons, sitting next to Katy Jones, class of 2018, it is important for a writer to know her audience."

"Meanwhile, obsessing about productivity is way up."

'There's one app we can't give you ... aptitude.'

'I take it the Change Seminar stripped you down to your vulnerabilities.'

"....which brings me to number one: Thinking inside the box."

"Please refrain from throwing business cards."

Economic Conference.

"Your education in business and management is impressive, but I'm hesitant to put you in a leadership position now that I see you're a lemming."

'I'm afraid turn out isn't as high as we'd expected...three of them misheard the date, five got the time wrong and everyone from marketing went to a hotel in Norwich by mistake.'

'Ladies and gentlemen, today we're going to get down to nuts and bolts.'

'Would everyone please join hands for a moment? I'd like to try jump-starting this meeting!'

"He just returned from a motivational seminar."

"Alright, folks, this is the part of our seminar schedule when we take a paws... or is it 'pause'?... I'm not much for spelling."

My, my, we're justs a little overprotective of our propriety knowledge, aren't we?

'Ms. Peters, hold all calls. I'm busy implementing yet another hastily conceived and unproven education innovation.'

'Sometimes it's good to get a different perspective.'

Henry trained himself in the 'dramatic pause'.

Communikations Semminar.

'And remember - failure is not an option...oh, hang on, yes it is.'

The Collective Unconscious

"Being a disruptive company does not mean interrupting and making sarcastic remarks during meetings."

Leaders should always on the lookout for opportunities.

'You can take all the business classes you want, but they can't teach nepotism.'

"The company apparently lacks LEADERSHIP. We need to think about the possibility of setting up a policy group...."

'There's quite a power struggle going on.'

'I'm what you can't learn at Harvard Business school.'

"You snored through the whole motivational seminar."

Professor Malinowski Failed to Impress His Audience with his Small Bang Theory.