Boardroom Battle Strategist Gifts

'Let's see what the employment tribunal has to say about that, shall we?'

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

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

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

'Now that I have your attention...'

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

'And I'm happy to say, that since the merger...'

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

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

'The sunglasses idea would have worked if you hadn't started snoring.'

"Remember...when the going gets tough...DELEGATE!"

'Ok, here's the meeting agenda ... it's gonna be a long one.'

'I had a thought. Let's scrap everything and start a new fiscal year right now.'

"Better than a business model, I have a business scheme."

'So do you want me to minute that George is dying of boredom and Nigel will rip my head off if I don't stop boring him with my blather?'

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

News Internecine: Murdoch succession battle

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

"Oh dear...I don't think negotiations are going too well..."

"I see we're going up against the Big Guys."

"They've agreed to the merger, the sticking point is who is swallowing who?"

'How did the 'I want you all to take a pay cut or leave' strategy go down?'

'I have been hearing some disturbing comments about you, Parker, some of your employees think you're a nice guy!'

"Before I read the financial report I have to ask... do any of you have a weapon?"

'Our job will be to drag the competition down to our level.'

Business Admin - Group Think 101.

'Ladies and gents, the executive-worker pay ratio is not what it used to be!'

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

'Simply put, we are on our ninth life!'

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

Pin the blame on the donkey.

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

'Dog eat dog.'

Takeovers.