Productivity Pursuer Gifts

'I did put together a questionnaire to assess our effectiveness, but I'm afraid I left it on the train.'

"There appears to be a direct correlation between fewer meetings and higher productivity."

Productivity as a goal

Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

Profit

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

'Quick! We need a bigger chart in here!'

"Why can't the rest of you be more like Rollins, here? He does his homework!"

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

The Department of Blind-Side Bias, Knowledge Gaps and Really Great Coffee.

'I play so hard that I have no time to work hard.'

'No, I'm not stranded. This is the only place I could find that has no distractions.'

'I think I know what the problem is!'

"Listen to this: 'Technology reduces the time we spend on a given task, but increases the number of tasks we're expected to do.' Sounds like a no-win situation to me!"

'If I may say so, business is booming.'

'How do we SLEEP at night?'

Worker ant's To Do list.

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

The World's First Electronic Paperweight

"Do we always have to work through lunch?"

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

'We need to have a shake-up!'

'Need I tell you the name of the game?'

A breakthrough in the morning meeting

'It's a fake - but all the hanging around the water cooler is down 57%!'

'What can I do to create a climate where things get done?'

'Here, we started to be investigated...'

I want to make this company green the old fashion way...

"Ok, so you got the worm. What are you going to do with the rest of your day?"

'I sometimes wonder if these endless meetings accomplish anything.'

Targets.

Sales.

We Made a Fortune! 'That's good enough for me. I don't really need the specifics...'

'My multi-tasking turned into faulty-tasking.'

'These latest figure are encouraging...'