Team Retreat Mugs

'Frankly, I'm not sure this whole idea-sharing thing is working.'

"That's unanimous then - we don't know what to do."

"He didn't catch me. I thought this exercise was to build trust."

'We like the teamwork idea, but Billy won't let us play with his ball.'

'We like the teamwork idea, but Mr. Superstar won't let us play with his ball.'

"Let's start with an icebreaker..."

Teamwork

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

"Look at them smiling. They've reached their comfort zone."

"You're invited to our management excursion. Come dresses as a pinata."

"Looks like we found the issue."

'Why is it that nothing ever gets done at these meetings?'

'If I had to use one word to describe our strategy.'

"This position has become very important to the company."

'Do you remember when our time away from the office was our time...'

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

"Now that I have everyone's attention..."

"The meeting will come to order."

'I've learned a lot about myself at these meetings...like, I can fall asleep with my eyes open!'

'How can we solve this problem by eating?'

Group Think Time

'Who folded the annual report into a paper airplane?'

"Be careful what you wish for, Bob, because you just might get it. And if it happens to be what I was wishing for, things could get pretty ugly around here."

"Now, let's get out there and walk really fast to places we don't want to be."

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

"Who wants to hear a funny story about the third quarter?"

Teamwork!

"Quit stalling, Smithers. Where's the SALES chart?"

A business that thinks alike...sinks alike.

'He was only reaching for his powerpoint presentation pointer.'

"Always remember...it takes teamwork to get me that promotion!"

The Corporate Ladder and the Corporate Elevator.

'Our problem is how to lower quality while raising prices...'

"Work hard, make the sacrifices and in 25 years you could be just like me!"

"My preferred pronoun is they."