Boardroom Titan Gifts

That IS his game face. He's a sore loser.

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

'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!'

"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?'

'Who wants the talking stick?'

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

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

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

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

'Almost finished.'

'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.

'Don't go too far out on a limb - he'll send you to a branch office.'

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

'At that point the meeting became chaotic, as everyone's medication seemed to wear off at the same time.'

'I'm calling you out, account to account.'

"Well, we can tackle this now when we're exhausted from the week or wait until Monday when we're exhausted from the weekend."

'First, I want to apologize for calling this meeting on such short notice.'