Board Tactician Gifts

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

The president's men

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

Alternative fielding positions

"It's Swamp & Swallow - they're making an offer we can't refuse!"

"That's Hicks from the corporate office. He's adorable, but trust me—when it comes to acquisitions, he's an animal!"

'Uh - oh... this looks like an unfriendly takeover!'

Takeovers.

'My last comment appeared to be inviting feedback. Do not be fooled.'

Genius

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

"Huddleston, I admire your hands-on approach to everything, but get the hell out of my office!"

'Jones, somewhere out there, we've lost our common sense. I want you to go and bring it back.'

"No, it hasn't anything to do with my presentation. But wait until you see how I hold everyone's attention with it sitting next to me at the podium."

"I was able to negotiate it from a hostile takeover to an uneasy alliance."

"That was a rumor day."

'Larry, you have everything it takes to go far in this company, but a word of advice: lose the laugh.'

'This is Osgood, our most essential man -- he thinks up new ways to limit warranties!'

'What say we set aside all our petty grievances and just hate each other on general principles.'

"Hi, I'm Cindy, the company's most toxic employee!"

'Remember, Henderson - Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and you've sacrificed your leverage.'

"The change management consultant wants to move the meeting."

'Some executives have within them the seeds of greatness. Others are just seedy.'

'let's see if we can find any loopholes in this 'honesty-is-the-best-policy' nonsense.'

"You can't expect to get anywhere in business without making an enemy or two, Filmeyer."

ISIS needle in a haystack.

"It's a dog-eat-dog economy. And I'm the Doberman."

"I said, 'Don't worry, I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.' That's when he called my bluff."

"Remember, negotiating is like buying fruit. You don't know what you'll get until you squeeze 'em a bit."

'Remember, shares can also go down...'

"I didn't mean to burn any bridges behind me. It was just a part of my crumbling infrastructure."

'What else do you have going for you besides being aggressive?'