Communication Gladiator Prints

"No, it’s ‘I’ as in ‘Ignorant,’ ‘M’ as in ‘Moron,’ and ‘T’ as in ‘Torture’?!!"

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

'Manager. . . Commander. . . Chieftain. . . King!'

Rage.

"No, I really DO love you. It's just that my committee has some issues."

His family thought he'd been wasting his life, but Steve Wiebe was about to prove everyone wrong.

"Well, it's unanimous. Instead of going out of business quietly, with dignity and grace, we've decided to end things killer asteroid-style, taking as many of our competitors with us as possible!"

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

"When you've been here as long as I have, you'll start to burn out"

"He keeps reissuing everything I take issue with."

'Dog eat dog.'

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

They loved the presentation on competing in the marketplace.

'I thought people were quite receptive to the change seminar.'

"I suppose we should start with listening skills!"

This castle manager job better be for real.

'So far we're holding off overseas competition.'

Round 2 (office meeting being conducted like a boxing match).

'So...worked in 'IT' long?'

"The quicksand was corporate's idea. I wanted to fire you for going over my head. They wanted to send a message."

"It's a 24/7 work culture out there!"

"They pay well but they expect a lot from you."

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

"Do we want to tackle this head on, or just stun it with a glancing blow until Monday?"

"I feel your pain. It's the least I can do for not paying you like a man."

Business cartoon showing a stressed business woman who has three urgent messages on her office door.

'I've fired the entire company except you, Jerkins. You'll have more work without pay, but you do have job security.'

'I take it this department has had conflicts.'

Boardroom Armour

'I think both of you are always too busy: You don't talk anymore...'

The rat race

'They aren't shy about cutting you out of the decision making process.'

Musk v Zuckerberg - Rockem Sockem Robots

'This should soothe any hurt feelings.'

"I've called the meeting to discuss the problem of stress int he workplace."