Advisory Gurus Pillows

Road Forks in the Road: No Way and Yes Way.

"It's a memo from the legal department reminding us to (heh-heh), 'keep our noses clean'."

'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.'

Sir Winston Churchill

'No, honestly, it's just diet and exercise.'

'The downside to my meteoric rise to the top is that I didn't have the opportunity to step on many people.'

"I suppose just climbing the greasy pole is no longer an option..."

The Dubloon Stops Here

"Think outside the box but never forget who owns the box."

'I'm afraid you don't have the leadership qualities we're seeking.'

Teamwork!

'Instead of a raise, Yomp, you may call me 'Chief', instead of Mr Staghorn.'

When Engineers Crack.

'I had to overcome stereotypical misunderstandings about who makes a good leader.'

"It's hard not to take a mutiny personally."

'They took my Science Fair Award away. They said I ate too much fish, which is brainfood. So, it was like I was on mental steroids.'

Now may not be a good time,he just found out he's not going to live forever.

'Our Board of Directors are really very fickle!'

"Eat your vegetarian or you'll go extinct!"

The House of Commons.

"The Gross National Product and the Gross Domestic Product are doing okay. It's the Gross Domestic Mojo that's going down the toilet."

Decision Making Block

Go slow delegating authority. First learn how to delegate blame.

'Ms. Blumter, please get me a copy of Educational Leadership for Dummies.'

'Don't worry, Dad. I'm going to turn this company around 360 degrees!'

"Managing a major project in these challenging times requires IMAGINATION, the FIRST thing I'd like you to imagine is that you have a team to help you."

'Don't look now, but I think we're being followed.'

'We're well positioned, but we lack leadership.'

'Greetings and welcome to my new play called 'King Lear.' It's about delegation, succession, and decentralization.'

'We're getting back to first principles...which means we're going to have some.'

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'All I know is when it's the 'birds and bees' it's about sex; and when it's the 'bulls and bears' it's about money.'

Working in a blame culture?

"I feel I'm doing fine. My sense of net worth is way up this quarter."

'It's noble of you to want to keep your employees happy, but I can't help by prescribing something for them.'