Boardroom Titans Pillows

"He's a psychopath, I like that in a man!"

"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..."

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

"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.'

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

'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.'

"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.'

'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.'

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

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

"Does it ever cross your mind that we make a lot of money because no one else wants to do what we do?"

"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.

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

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

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

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

"I made my money the old fashioned way...a team of high priced lawyers litigating round the clock."

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