Organisation Guru Pillows

Why don't you do what I do, pass it on.

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'

Let's get organized

Things-to-do-today: Daily workboxes piled up on desk.

Colour Version: Living by the Clock

"It's a memo from the legal department reminding us to (heh-heh), 'keep our noses clean'."

'I'm judging by your silence Al that you're giving me the green light on the Greenwich project. I just want to say that I admire your leadership. I guess that's why you've been running this company for 20 years.'

Sir Winston Churchill

Here and There Trays

The Dorrie Decimal System

"I didn't spark joy."

"I suppose just climbing the greasy pole is no longer an option..."

'The downside to my meteoric rise to the top is that I didn't have the opportunity to step on many people.'

Organization is not rocket science!

Trays on desk read, 'Here', 'There' and, 'Neither here nor there.'

'Don't worry. No one else knows what they are doing either.'

"For heaven's sake, Ogden, it's vacation time! Must you make your little lists even on vacation time?"

"Don't tell me... you hired a professional decorator!"

The Dubloon Stops Here

'I'm afraid you don't have the leadership qualities we're seeking.'

Teamwork!

'Now then - I just wanted to see how you handle pressure, Mr. Boyle.'

'Kroft, Kroft, Kroft...to thine own demographic be true!'

'Instead of a raise, Yomp, you may call me 'Chief', instead of Mr Staghorn.'

"My best managerial trait is that I dig for answers until I get them between my teeth. My worst trait is that sometimes I bury them."

"It's OK to close tabs. Just click on it. Once you realize that you don't need that many open, it'll get easier. You can do this!"

When Engineers Crack.

'It's only fair to warn you that if you get the job there would be a lot of filing involved.'

"He thought this would illustrate the company hierarchy more clearly than the organizational chart."

"I always like to clear my desk off for the weekend."

'I had to overcome stereotypical misunderstandings about who makes a good leader.'

Office worker pushing a pile of papers on trolley.

"It's hard not to take a mutiny personally."

"Unless one is a humorist, Haskins. One should avoid attempts at humor."

Fact: The average person spends 4.3 hours per week looking for things that are misplaced, misfiled or mislabeled.