Meeting Malaise Survivor Gifts

'I really wish you guys would knock that off.'

'Please, no more meetings! I'm being ad-hoced to death!'

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

"How's everybody doing? I'm not boring you, am I?"

Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

'That last meeting was a complete turn-off.'

"I was hoping there'd be no meetings here."

'Careful, that's where the boss keeps his ego.'

'I don't want your input until you produce some output.'

The vice-president in charge of sincerity

Welcome Association of Stage Builders.

'Something tells me this is going to be a long meeting.'

"For cryin' out loud, Frank, we don't have all day! Cut to the cheese!"

'It never fails. I offer a tiny bit of constructive criticism, and everybody accuses me of carping!'

'Brains...brains...brains...'

"Of course I have a life. Not one worth living, mind you."

"Well, let's quickly put Ken's incredibly incendiary remarks behind us and hopefully continue the discussion in a simmering rage."

'Thanks, Brian, for your thoughtful and constructive proposal. Without further ado, we'll now dive into malicious, envy-based criticism, character assassination and petty bickering!'

'Do we want to tackle this head on, or just stun it with a glancing blow until next Monday?'

Unsuccessful board meeting.

Meeting not going well?"

'Your job description is fairly simple: Stay in your cubicle and try not to make things worse.'

"Maybe you do have all the answers but they didn't match any of our questions."

"It drives me mad when people act as though we had nothing to do except write moronic memorandum..."

violence in workplace

"Hold your questions until I've talked so long no one knows or cares what you're asking about."

"Pardon us, Harrison, if the board fails to share your enthusiasm for the foliage up in Darien,"

"It's hard to manage a staff meeting in a company whose employees all have laser pointers."

There's a real disconnect going on here.

'Don't go too far out on a limb - he'll send you to a branch office.'

"I've called this meeting so I could see all of you squirm."

"Recent research has yielded some frightening results...It turns out we are a business team held forever on a presentation chart, locked away in a supply closet."

The Department of Lessons Learned...

'And this chart shows our rate of growth.'

'I have identified 240 stages of organizational change. Before I discuss them, coffee anyone?'