Macro Manager Gifts

'Oh dear. That's a bad sign.'

'Noticeboard? I forgot it was there to be honest.'

"He likes it."

A Day In The Kitchen

Keeping all the balls in the air - skills

"Best project manager we ever had."

Businessman wearing many hats.

Woman simutaneously playing the cello and washing man in bath's back

"I see the downsizing continues."

'When will I be old enough to have my own people?'

Creative entrepreneur at work

"Streaming"

"I'm right here. Focused!"

'I will never cease to be amazed at how deftly she balances the demands of career and family.'

"Hello?"

"Speed reader...?"

"Dad, did you know Tia Carmen got a job at my school cafeteria?"

Business Vacation.

One Thing / Another

'My micro is so good it's beginning to grow into the macro.'

Online Sales Company. I'm excited about the company Olympics. I hear supervisors will be in the decathlon because they're used to multitasking. The people making express deliveries will be in the sprints. Of course the people who package orders will be boxing. What about tennis? Those are the folks who handle returns.

Managers and staff have differing priorities.

"It seems that your body is adjusting itself to the amount of multitasking you've been doing."

'That's my mom... she's sort of a CEO, an action committee, and a janitor all rolled up into one.'

'Right now my plate's full juggling school and parents.'

Caution: Crumbling Economies

"Help, I'm being micro managed."

Woman at a desk with a "MOM" nameplate

"I don't perform well under pressure."

"Do you have any spaces open in your daycare?"

"For your information, officer, I was not ‘texting’ – I was reviewing candidate applications for fellowship grants!"

'Sure, I'm a working mother - is there any other kind?'

'Let me have 20% fat, 40% carbohydrate, 40% protein and a cup of tea,'

"That was bound to happen. Well, don't just stand there. Tell them you'll call back after you finish brushing your teeth."

Working from Home