Boardroom Contender Gifts

'Danger. Company Merger in Progress'

"Contested elections are ALWAYS problematic...but I'd like reassure you that even though the partners chose me on this occasion."

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

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

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

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

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

"Thank you for that summation of the charts."

"My report to the board was perfect. They did not understand a word of it and now think I'm smarter than them."

"In the event of an actual S.E.C. investigation, legal representation will drop from the ceiling."

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

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

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

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

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

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

'By the time I climbed up to this job, I was too tired to do it.'

"He's not sleeping. He always dims his display while downloading data."

'This merger will cut jobs 40%, reduce salaries 30% and increase the work hours 25%. Your job is to make this look like the best thing that ever happened to our employees.'

'You're closer to the Big Guy than anyone. Will you help us kill him?'

'Who wants the talking stick?'

'It's lonely at the top unless you count lawyers.'

'I've chosen you for fresh, new ideas.'

'Chin up, Simpson, it's for the good of the firm.'

"When everyone's an 800 pound gorilla, nobody's an 800 pound gorilla.".

"I'm tired of being used as a scapegoat."

"I'm not only a Guardian Angel, I'm also an expert at turnarounds."

'I say, let's not be hasty in enforcing the mandatory retirement age.'

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

'Almost finished.'

"Finally we have something in common...mutual distrust."

"Anyway, we'd love to have You on board for the Creighton deal."

'Interesting. At first, I didn't pick her as dominant.' - Child chairs meeting at Toys Inc.

Phil, I'm just too depleted to function. I need to take the afternoon off and recharge my batteries.

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