Departmental Decision-maker Gifts

'Daft title. How could you have 'backward' planning?'

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

"Peter's Joint Head of Communications."

"I still haven't decided if I want to be unemployed as an English major or as a Communications major."

'AT&T? I'm letting you go. I'm down-sizing too!'

"If we can just get beyond this 'I'm the boss' mentality and concentrate on a simple 'What I say goes' outlook, I think this will all work out."

'A few more years in this job and you'll learn how to delegate stress.'

'I am willing to concede that the company has been underperforming of late...'

Career Choices

"This is Briggs, our new department head. He's got an amazing knack for reducing complex problems into easy-to-understand witch hunts!"

'Come on, you can help me to choose some lovely wallpaper.'

'Well, I must say I never thought team-building exercises could be such fun.'

"Bill is in charge of our Ethics Department."

Desk Boxes: 'In', 'Out', 'Could Go Either Way'.

"Do you have a minute, Bob? I'd like to speak with you about the concept of 'leadership'."

Stop saying 'You're the boss' I KNOW I'm the boss!

"Who's ready to see what's going to happen in the fourth quarter?"

'OK, let's see who's going to be the pack horse today: Heads or tails?'

'Then it's settled. We'll make 7 million with blue handles, 5 million with red handles, 4 million with purple handles and 2 million with green handles.'

Dave realised that Clive didn't see problems,only 'challenges to be embraced'.

"Quick, let's make the decision before everyone else shows up!"

"There's only one thing I hate more than a 'yes man', and that's a 'no man'!"

Medical student overdrafts...careers in the law.

'Sometimes I wish I had never sold my camels!'

'Worker or Soldier: Is that all you can suggest? Not much of a choice is there!...'

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I... I... I..."

What's your most popular drink? Why do you want to know? Why base your order on what other people are buying? Don't be a follower. Be your own man. If you're unfamiliar with a drink, ask what's in it and decide for yourself whether that sounds good. Or better yet, live a little. Take a risk. Choose a drink you've never had at random and see where it takes you. You only have one life. Don't live it following in the footsteps of other people. That's kind of harsh. No, it's the name of the drink.

"The key to making the right decision is knowing which coin to flip."

Wiseguys/Smartasses/Eggheads/Smarty Pants

Doubt or Certainy

"It's come to my attention that our sister city has been borrowing our city's clothes without even asking."

Sign pointing to 'hindsight' and 'foresight'

"Eeny, meeny, miney, mo.."

"There are some specific issues concerning landing yet to be resolved but we're making good progress."