Promotion To Management Gifts

'I feel a leader should be approachable.'

'I manage the old fashioned way. I just tell 'em: shut up and do as I say!'

'Well, do you want to sign up or not?' - 'Um...yes and no.'

'Your advert didn't say anything about intelligence... it said you wanted a manager!'

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

'I'll be late for dinner, dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

'Let's not go by the book.'

I hope a starting salary of 80 and a severance of 12 is acceptable....

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

'You could be a constant inspiration for us to come up with a plan to get a leg up on our competition...you're hired!'

"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."

In basket-case.

So which rung are you on my corporate ladder?

Others will fight for you

"It's clear to me that you want to go far with this company."

A fight in the Boardroom.

'I'll make my final decision on that promotion of yours, after this game.'

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

Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'

"Helen brings home our second, third and fourth incomes."

"So, tell me a little bit more about this house training you mention on your CV."

Reach for the Star.

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

Business books - Who's Who & Who's Downsized sections.

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

"I don't care if you are the Immediate Gratification Generation. Get out of my chair and back to the mailroom."

The MBA Draft

'I like the way you handle responsibility, McWit, so I'm going to blame some stuff on you.'

Areas of the Body Where Stress Can Manifest

'Take a few days off. Suck some necks ...'

"Hey, you stick your neck out on a regular basis, it's gonna happen. The important thing is to just get up and keep moving forward."

CEO with SEO

The trend toward less formal offices began to gain steam.

'You realize, we can't use the 'benign neglect' method for everything.'