Market Efficiency Aficionado Pillows

'Efficiency,' he whispered.

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

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

Wall Street Couch

Late/Too Late.

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

"I'm too busy to be stressed."

Instant Laundry Detergent, 'Just add water'.

'Perfect. Do you deliver?'

"He's quick with the birds and bees stuff, but then comes the bulls and the bears..."

"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

Why markets crash.

Manufacturing will take place in China...So what role does Europe have?...you borrow money to be the customer

"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.'

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

Hedge Fund: Our 'Swaps' which mimic stocks, were voted #1 derivative of the year!

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

Jumping Wall Street.

'I solve so many work problems at home.'

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

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

'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."

"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."

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

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