Boardroom King Mugs

'The only exercise I believe in is the exercise of power.'

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

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

"Thank you for that summation of the charts."

'Great news this quarter! Losses are up in smoke, profits are high, and we're seeing lots of green!'

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

'The good news is, we did as well as expected last quarter. The bad news is, we didn't expect to do too well.'

"Listen to everybody's opinions? Please, we're not that desperate."

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

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

'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?"

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

'It's my company, I'll decide whether I want to go to the partner's meeting or not.'

'Congratulations Smith, you got that promotion. Commiserations Reid, you got that demotion.'

'As I see it, our choices are 'no' and 'hell no'.'

'Well, I'm not very satisfied with our customers, either.'

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

'You can't put him out to pasture - he owns the pasture!'

They loved the presentation on competing in the marketplace.

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

'Maybe you should reconsider those place cards, Ms Harris?' (Negotiation talks/Good Guys/Bad Guys)

'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.'

'Thank you, Leo. Nothing like a roar to get us going in the morning.'

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

'You myst blow at least a 2.3 on the 'drunk with power' breathalizer before they'll promote you to upper management.'

'Who wants the talking stick?'

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

'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."

'Almost finished.'

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

Our parent company is not pleased with our work. They want all of us to register for a few remedial MBA courses.

'My advice to you Winslow is, don't be afraid to fail. Unless you know what's good for you!'