Work-related Celebratory Events Mugs

'I need you to be thinking outside the box.'

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

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

'I should not that the cherry and whipped cream were an afterthought created by our graphics dept.'

"'Quid pro quo' is a no-no, Bradbury. Around here we say 'reciprocal altruism'."

Lesbian civil partnership.

'The efficiency expert's recommendation is we drink more coffee!'

Mardi Gras

'As you can see by the pie chart, most of our expenses go to well, pie.'

'Oh my God. I love it!'

'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.'

"He's taken buzzed to a whole new level."

Build Your Own Portfolio

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

"Ok, do we agree the minutes of the last meeting?"

'Well the good news is that we've landed some huge contracts in China!'

"Thanks to my wedding planner, everyone in the wedding is still talking to each other."

"I drink just enough coffee to make me think I can do my job."

"So then the VP of Sales looks right at me and says 'Larry, what's going on? We don't have any traction in the market.' Like it's MY fault!"

Inclusive speech

Peephole in a pile of presents (colour).

'Since I'm new here, let's start by clearning the air. You may have noticed that I'm short for a C.E.O. . .'

"We're a very small international conglomerate."

Bacchus.

'It's the chef's special. His wife just had a baby.'

'Sooner or later, someone at the party will hand you a sandwich and a glass of wine - then what?'

"That report on corporate redundancy... I'd like it in triplicate."

'I'm sorry, but everyone is in a meeting.'

"That's Paul, he's our head of partnerships..."

'Now THAT'S a presentation! Great delivery, great graphics, and he moonwalks from the room.'

Man at desk with two in-trays reading 'urgent' and 'too late'.

Sales chart is buildings in background.

'Try and be negative in a positive way.'