Boardroom Ball Striker Gifts

CEO practices his golf in the office.

'You forget, I'm a blackbelt in powerpoint.'

"Forget five-year plans. Let's just figure out how to make it to lunch."

'Boy, the fish are really biting today, aren't they, Fred?'

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

'Hey, look, I can stand up and shout, too!'

"I'm Jackson, your new micro-manager."

"'Meetingpalooza' sounded better in the brochure."

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

'Dog eat dog.'

'I'm moving up to be Chairperson-of-the-board. One of you will be President.' (Men have fencing swords).

Executive gym with briefcases for weights.

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

"We've had a major development this year that I'm excited to share with the employees."

"Oh good, you brought Robert's rules of order."

'John is watching the game under protest.'

'I feel confident about our presentation. If there is any blowback, don't worry. We're both wearing our flak jackets under our suits.'

"It's strictly business. Please don't take your financial ruin personally."

Executive puts on brave face for board meeting.

"They play union in heaven... where do they play football?"

"As you can see, Simpson, I'm not the sort of man who's afraid of confrontation...that is you isn't it, Simpson?"

'I told you, if the LA branch steals our thunder, there is no more dialogue.'

"You're late, Myers!"

"What I miss during school holidays is not going out on strike every Friday."

Meetings and Conventions - Warfare

Business of Finger-pointing

'The answer is still no. I may look like a pushover, but I'm not.'

"This is part of the privatisation I don't like."

'You want this, don't you? The hate is swelling in you now. Take the red whiteboard marker. Give in to your anger.'

The company lawyer's self-image vs the boss's self-image.

National corporate ladder of success monument.

'This should soothe any hurt feelings.'

"It's not that you're a failure. It's that you completely lack the capacity for success."

"I need to take a call. Argue amongst yourselves."

The wetsuit preferred by 9 out of 10 executive windsurfers.