Notification Ninja Gifts

Ed, you have six new messages.

'Wow! I've got one from someone I know!'

Pandora's Inbox

Social networking

The Communicator

"No you are not ok! Tell me what's wrong! You've been sitting for two minutes without checking your phone!"

"I can't...I mustn't...I shouldn't...I needn't....but I will."

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

'You forget, I'm a blackbelt in powerpoint.'

'Very impressive educational background...now let's discuss WHO you know.!

Go team!

'Being the boss's yes-man used to be easier. Now you also have to 'like' him on facebook, follow him on Twitter, link with him on linked-in...'

'No! Forging a note from your parents does not count as creative writing!'

"Don't worry about missing the meeting, Henshaw. We assigned all the actions to you."

Trade Show Sherpas

Piano Keyboard

"I don't think the guy with the business-card cannon has ever been to an actual networking event,"

'Impressive resume, We'll verify it through Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr and get back to you,'

'Remember, Henson; we're not here to hobnob - we're here to schmooze.'

"New studies show that the so-called 'lucky man' made popular by the prog-rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer was, in fact, just very well-connected."

"The corner ledge is reserved for senior management."

"Well, I've emailed, faxed, and phoned Dobson. Maybe I should just walk down the hall and talk to him..."

The Card Flinger

'All right, I wanna know which one of you really like me and which ones are just networking...'

Freedom of the press

"Oh, go on Jeffrey. . . Give him an order!"

'An application won't be necessary, Sir. . . if you did it, we know about it.'

At the printers - "Business is booming I need 6 more business cards, ASAP."

Over enthusiastic headhunter

Bob tried networking – and crashed it.

"Does 14 followers on Twitter count as 'leadership experience'?"

"I hear you've got friends in high places...?"

"I finally got myself organized and unsubscribed from all those-e-mails."

'Before you go, introduce yourself, so that I know who you were...'

'I'm sorry, Bennett; but we gave the job to O'Toole. You have the know-how, but he had the know-who.'