Leadership Style Enthusiast Gifts

Yelling at workers is craft but leadership is art. Unfortunately, I ignored this fact. Please help.

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

Businesswoman Empowerment

'You could be a constant inspiration for us to come up with a plan to get a leg up on our competition...you're hired!'

"I don't like getting bogged down in details. I'm more of a big-picture guy."

How leaders fail

"He's not really much of a leader...he just has a lot of followers."

Business meeting, CEO is dressed strangely as he asks: 'Any questions?'

"I can motivate everyone except myself."

"Hmmm ... that's interesting. Now, what about ideas that don't suck - do you have any of those?"

'We're like family. I look out for them. They look out for me.'

"I'm sorry, but we're looking for someone who's more likely to be followed than following."

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

"Serendipity is not a strategy."

Feedback should be sought for genuine reasons, not because you want compliments. . .

'Same here, we have a female C.E.O., too.'

'I give this one about three months...'

'I have been hearing some disturbing comments about you, Parker, some of your employees think you're a nice guy!'

'The ultimate sign of success is when no one puts you on hold.'

"We don't observe 'casual Fridays' here."

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

'Need I remind you who's boss here?'

British Prime Minister

"C'mon people! All for me and me for me!"

'I delegate, then I follow up.'

'...And for the low visibility positions we can bring people on board who can, you know...do things.'

Someone needs to tell him that having Churchillian leadership skills requires more than a 10'' havana

Senior Partner works at a desk, sign on wall behind her says 'Ms. Davis senior partner - formerly: 'Hey You'.

"The GOOD news is that 94 people want to attend the leadership training, the bad news is that 64 of them want to change the venue, 56 the time and 45 want to be course leader."

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

'I tried that approach once, but my employees seized the carrots and attacked me with sticks.'

'I like to greet the new team members myself.'

The little engine that could delegate.

"Leadership ISN'T just about trying to be BETTER than everyone else!"

Wrong leadership.