Leaders Gifts

"O.K., on my signal we're going to shift from pre-millennial to post-millennial thinking."

'Why can't the rest of you be more like Stanton? He's full of new ideas.'

"Power corrupts, and absolute power...present company excepted."

'Next, we'll be learning about delegating ulcers.'

"Take us to your inclusive leader."

"Does anyone know where the Leadership class is?"

Donald Trump

Changing Minds

"Take us to your bathroom."

"All these months and nobody to talk down to."

Masters of Sameness

'Boss, we admire you because you never ask us to do anything you wouldn't do yourself.'

"Our executive search committee got lost!"

'You realize, we can't use the 'benign neglect' method for everything.'

It wasn't easy, but we finally plugged the hole.

The Glass Ceiling

"Don't be afraid to speak up and agree with my ideas."

"Self-awareness is key. One has to know the limits of one's own stupidity."

"If called upon. I can either lead or follow but my strong suit is getting out of the way."

"Looks like we found the issue."

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

'If I had to use one word to describe our strategy.'

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

"So what kind of mood is he in?"

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

'Now that I have your attention...'

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

Businesswoman Empowerment

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

"This is a merit-based organization! Can't you see I’ve hired the very best and most qualified yes-men money can buy?"

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

"Stock options for your thoughts."