Leadership Training Gifts

'Haskins, I'm sensing that you haven't embraced the true spirit of the leadership adventure weekend.'

"Excellent. Email that to all our employees."

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

"Looks like we found the issue."

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

I'm looking for employees who have their own unique way of seeing things my way.

'I hate leaving work when I feel I could have delegated more.'

How leaders fail

"I suppose just climbing the greasy pole is no longer an option..."

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

'Well, I must say I never thought team-building exercises could be such fun.'

JOIN THE BOY SCOUTS HERE!, ''Trustworthy, friendly, loyal, helpful, kind, courteous, brave, thrifty, obedient and cheerful' -- This is going to look GREAT on my resume!'

"I always try to give out at least one genuine compliment per day. I don't always succeed."

"Still believe leaders are born not developed?"

'Leadership training.'

'He's a good listener, but only to the sound of his own voice.'

'Greetings and welcome to my new play called 'King Lear.' It's about delegation, succession, and decentralization.'

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

"Leadership is about more than delegating all of your work."

"What can we do about this leadership course,,," "I don't know,what do you think" "Isn't there anyone we could ask"

'What can we do about this leadership course?'

Martin Luther King and Obama.

The Modern Damocles -

"Does 14 followers on Twitter count as 'leadership experience'?"

Performance Management: "We decided to get rid of the stick and just use the carrots."

"There goes the person that proved the Peter principal faster than anyone in history."

What it takes to be a leader.

London merchant telling a young employee that if he does not change his behaviour his career will go badly and he may end up becoming mayor

"Successful leadership involves more than just shouting at people."

"It takes a special supervisor to admit he's wrong. So far I can admit to being a special supervisor. I'm still working on the second part."

"Until we know more about the nature of the threat, we should stay calm and wash out hands to keep it from spreading."

"I'm worried about my leadership ability. None of the board members follow me on Twitter."

"Damn it, Franklin - when will you learn to delegate."

'He's always had difficulty giving people negative feedback!'

'I need to hire more people. I can't keep making all of these mistakes.'