Change Management Guru Mugs

Change Management: Change can be ruf.

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'

'We've financed three more startups for no fathomable reason.'

"It's a memo from the legal department reminding us to (heh-heh), 'keep our noses clean'."

'I'm judging by your silence Al that you're giving me the green light on the Greenwich project. I just want to say that I admire your leadership. I guess that's why you've been running this company for 20 years.'

Sir Winston Churchill

'The downside to my meteoric rise to the top is that I didn't have the opportunity to step on many people.'

"I suppose just climbing the greasy pole is no longer an option..."

The Dubloon Stops Here

"Think outside the box but never forget who owns the box."

'Don't worry. No one else knows what they are doing either.'

'I'm afraid you don't have the leadership qualities we're seeking.'

Teamwork!

'Now then - I just wanted to see how you handle pressure, Mr. Boyle.'

'Instead of a raise, Yomp, you may call me 'Chief', instead of Mr Staghorn.'

"My best managerial trait is that I dig for answers until I get them between my teeth. My worst trait is that sometimes I bury them."

'Kroft, Kroft, Kroft...to thine own demographic be true!'

"He thought this would illustrate the company hierarchy more clearly than the organizational chart."

'I had to overcome stereotypical misunderstandings about who makes a good leader.'

"Unless one is a humorist, Haskins. One should avoid attempts at humor."

"It's hard not to take a mutiny personally."

"Gosh, I can't believe it's been over 25 years since our company was dragged, kicking and screaming, into the digital age!"

"I always try to give out at least one genuine compliment per day. I don't always succeed."

Whack-a-mole CEO.

'We've cut and pasted your list into 84 arbitrary sub-lists. Well, our work here is done.'

"I can't sit down. Don't you remember? I worked my butt off for you."

'I'm looking for an assistant who knows my job, can do my job, but has no interest in having my job.'

'...And for the low visibility positions we can bring people on board who can, you know...do things.'

'Ask yourself, 'What is it I'm not doing?', and then ask yourself, 'What is it I'm doing too much?'.'

'Ever feel like you've walked into a corporate lion's den?'

'Our Board of Directors are really very fickle!'

Now may not be a good time,he just found out he's not going to live forever.

'I like to greet the new team members myself.'

Decision Making Block

"Leadership ISN'T just about trying to be BETTER than everyone else!"