Global Diplomat Gifts

Russian and Chinese Alliance.

'Ok - I'm reaching out!'

'Tell you what...forgive some of our debt and we send you some of our fresh air...'

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

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

"'I don't want war'. . . well, wither our translation program is broke or this president has a strange kind of humor!"

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

"The kids love it, and it's saved my marriage."

"Be patient. He'll have to visit the water cooler sooner or later."

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

"I need to see your budget proposal."

ZOOM 'n' GLOOM.

Inclusive speech

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

'Hey, look, I can stand up and shout, too!'

Israel/Palestine Conflict

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

"I just want you to know that promotion, this office, and those Luna bars were mine!"

'You really want that promotion, don't you, Sherman?'

'The toughest things you have to deal with in this job, is feelings and lawyers.'

"That's the last time I'm going to allow politics to be discussed in the office."

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

"You are being overly-defensive again, Brenda!"

'I went into that meeting with a hidden agenda and then forgot where I put it.'

"It looks like the 'because I say so' has it."

'Here's another one that'll make you blow your stack.'

Career Choices

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

'Would you be interested in attending a stress management seminar?'

'Congratulations Smith, you got that promotion. Commiserations Reid, you got that demotion.'

'When you asked me over for a home-cooked meal, I assumed you'd be making it.'

Office meeting

HR - Helping Relationships

"He keeps reissuing everything I take issue with."

"I was going to have my people call his people, but I’m pretty sure his people have Caller I.D."