Head Of Department Mugs

"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."

"Whistleblowers have nothing to fear in this department and if you need proof just ask the caretaker, our former head of services!"

Purvison heads our environmentally-conscious growth fund

Pyramid Of Importance Within An Organisation.

'Head of Ideas' In and Out trays

"How would you like to join the Heads of the Department, Sutherland?"

"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."

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

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

'Yes, can I help you?'

"Bill is in charge of our Ethics Department."

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

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

'The Human Right Act bans ANY cruel or unusual treatment...we may need to rewrite our ENTIRE customer care policy!'

'Your ambiguities are impeccable, young man - just what our department needs.'

"Legal and accounting were O.K. with it, but I had trouble getting it past archery."

'Don't go too far out on a limb - he'll send you to a branch office.'

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

'Attention, all department heads: the buck stops there. I've had it!'

The Department Chairs react to the budget cuts.

"You have a grossly exagerrated view of your own importance. You'll make an excellent department head."

The Milbrook Verney chair in literature. The C.K. Frebish endowment for footnotes.

"There's a rumour that someone may be resigning today."

'Very impressive, but is there anything you can't do?'

'You're popular? Your workers are (GASP!) satisfied?? I'm afraid you're not the right person for the Head of Department job!'

"Looks good to me, but let's run it by the lawyer first, just to see how illegal it actually is."

'I like to use the Law as a jumping off point.'

The Department Chairs react to the budget cuts.

"Well, sure, it LOOKS like a straightforward plea to buy our product...but for safety we better run it by the legal department

'Please send us an optimist to run the sales department, and a pessimist to run the credit department.'

"The company's information flow is really simple: the boss doesn't tell the department managers anything, they don't talk to the team managers, who withhold everything from the workers."

"And yet that's exactly what I'd like to be doing."

'I need you department heads to put out a memo to the employees that they will be working from home...then, start packing...we're moving to Cleveland.'

Dramatic lighting in the drama department.

"To become a department manager you've got to radiate authority and self-confidence! Authority! Self-confidence!!! Got me??!"