Business Professional Mugs

"No, Thursday's out. How about never - is never good for you?"

Collaboration

"I am not a workaholic. I just work to relax."

"You said I'd be part of a team."

'Who's the designated leaker?'

"All I can say is thank goodness for teleconferencing."

Plain English group.

"It's not enough to just show up. You have to have a business plan."

The Move.

'But before we move on, allow me to belabor the point even further...'

'Don't let it throw you - It's just a negotiating tactic.'

'Then again, if you're not very smart, it's OK to just work harder.'

Shoulda. Woulda. Coulda.

"That's a very good suggestion, perhaps one of the men would like to make it?"

'I sort of thought your presentation was going to be in powerpoint.'

"Well, Stoddard, I think I've bounced enough ideas off you for one day."

"It's agreed. I'll try to get the best of you and you'll try to get the best of me."

'I'd like you to hammer out a win-win agreement in which they lose.'

'I had no choice, his documentation was weak.'

'In tonight's debate, Ms. Johnson will argue the merits of accrual-based accounting, while Mr. Wilcox will defend the 'Don't Be Accrual' method!'

'Before you go any further, let me reiterate that I, for one, see nothing wrong with killing the messenger.'

Man on beach blowing up an inflatable office.

'Smith, when I asked you to 'begin the tender process'...'

'Just do the presentation Williams and let the numbers speak for themself.'

Elevator buttons: Up, Down, All the above, None of the above.

'My ability to adapt is the key to my success.'

life route

'Unfortunately when our last window of opportunity opened up, we mistakenly crawled out of it rather than into it.'

Dave finally figured a way of overcoming his fear of talking to people at networking events.

This may help you understand my presentation.

'I'm feeling a sense of conclusion here, so let's draw things to a close.'

'And as my chart clearly shows, I haven't got a clue what I'm talking about.'

Meeting Agenda.

'Ready for your first lesson in negotiations?'

'I have to say that Hartley puts a damper on any long range plans.'