Leadership Tactician Gifts

'That's right, I'm offering you faint praise. I'm feeling magnanimous today.'

Carrot VS Stick

"It's Swamp & Swallow - they're making an offer we can't refuse!"

“Sweet mother of Marmaduke... no!”

"That's Hicks from the corporate office. He's adorable, but trust me—when it comes to acquisitions, he's an animal!"

Takeovers.

"Memo to self - personalise new work-station."

"Well I didn't see the incident myself.."

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

'Jones, somewhere out there, we've lost our common sense. I want you to go and bring it back.'

'Larry, you have everything it takes to go far in this company, but a word of advice: lose the laugh.'

"I was able to negotiate it from a hostile takeover to an uneasy alliance."

'This is Osgood, our most essential man -- he thinks up new ways to limit warranties!'

"Hi, I'm Cindy, the company's most toxic employee!"

"I advise a slow, steady stream of lawsuits to weaken your enemies resistance. We call it time release litigation."

'Remember, Henderson - Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and you've sacrificed your leverage.'

"It's a dog-eat-dog economy. And I'm the Doberman."

"You can't expect to get anywhere in business without making an enemy or two, Filmeyer."

Human males marking territory.

ISIS needle in a haystack.

'Boy, look at his personal space!'

"Remember, negotiating is like buying fruit. You don't know what you'll get until you squeeze 'em a bit."

'Oi, do you mind, trying to speak to my colleague - two self service tills having a chat together.'

"Clearly, this pair were up to something. . ."

"Calm down, I'm just using the rules of modern competition."

'Thank you colonel we'll keep your strategy in mind.'

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

"The answer isn't more troops—what you need is an antibiotic."

"Call it wishful thinking, but I don't think this peace will last. . . ."

Thanks to compromise they were moving closer.

"We're fighting them in zone A, they're our allies in zone B, and we don't know what to do in zone C."

I've left your pin on the map, but I've loosened it.

"I was hoping for more from you 'Mission Statement' than, 'earn a s******d of money'!"