Boardroom Leader Gifts

'Is it lonely at the top Gran'ma?...'

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

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

'Now that I have your attention...'

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

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

"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."

'When we get there let me do the double talking.'

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

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

'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.'

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

"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?'

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

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

"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.'

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

Business Admin - Group Think 101.

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

Takeovers.

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

Pin the blame on the donkey.

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

'Something tells me this is going to be a long meeting.'

'Remember - Reilly's Chairman of the Board, but Henderson's the Alpha male.'

"What's on my schedule today, Fred?"

"You need to take the weak parts of your presentation and work them into something that won't get you fired."