Promotion Pillows

"I made partner!"

'He's done well considering he was just a part-time summer intern.'

'I don't get it...after all the budget cuts to streamline the work force, why aren't we moving faster.'

"So let's roll up our sleeves and show that America still builds the world's greatest advertising."

The emergence of a leader.

'You're out here because you're supposed to receive a performance review? I'm out here because I'm supposed to give one!'

A presenter with a very complex chart to explain a business plan - 'And it's as simple as that!'

Does anyone know where we keep the unwritten rules?

'A ceiling? All this time I thought it was a floor.'

Business relationships are tricky. While a handshake may not always seem enough, a hug is always too much.

'Face it, we're never going to reach a consensus.'

"Blame culture...who is reponsible for this?" "Him..him..him...her..."

'My ability to adapt is the key to my success.'

'Same here, we have a female C.E.O., too.'

'We like your zip-a-dee. You need to work on your dooh-dah.'

'Believe me, I know transformation isn't easy. I pulled a muscle once.'

Bo're'droom

'Shifting the paradigm didn't work. Time for Plan B...shifting the blame.'

Breakthrough

"So that is unanimous then - nobody has a clue what to do."

"Big day, Haskins. The training wheels come off.",

'Hey, I told you this place wasn't easy to get into.'

I'm going to practice on you before I start managing other people.

"I'm in my third day of trying to figure out which little square I am."

'The organizational structure is pretty simple: We do the work; they take the credit.'

'Since we downsized the board of directors profits are up 300 percent.'

'Upset at you for breaching the non-compete? Of course not.'

A businesswoman's desk breaks under the weight of the 'in' pile

"For the benefit of our new employees, we've simplified the corporate flow chart."

'Not everyone is able to cope with change.'

'Gentlemen, If I may say so - we have arrived.'

'Rita, I've seen several people smiling today. Find out what that's all about.'

'That's New.'

"They p-p-put m-me in ch-ch-charge."

Goldilock tried the third chair and it was juuust right.