Management Style Aficionado Mugs

'We operate an open door policy around here.'

'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!'

"Another job well done by your conflict resolution specialist."

"I don't want a G.O.A.T, I want a S.C.A.P.E.G.O.A.T."

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

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

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

The little engine that could delegate.

Subordinate Employee

'We had no contingency plan for things going right.'

The little engine that delegated

Leadership Training

"I make it a point to hire people smarter than me."

"Jenkins, come in and pull up a bean bag."

The Genghis Khan School of Business Skills

'We've decided to upgrade your position with a new version 2.0 employee.'

'It's important that I see eye-to-eye with any consultants we bring in.'

"Norman, leadership is about more than telling everyone to be more like you."

"I need you to look at the big picture, Boswell. Not the little one of my trophy wife."

"Wait a minute! I don’t ignore the concerns of my employees! I listen to them, I discuss with them... and then I ignore them."

"You have no idea how political this place is."

'It's true, nobody ever elected me C.E.O. However, I always just assumed I was.'

"The new boss might seem severe, but he won't bite your head off!"

'...OK so you've got the herd mentality... now go out tere and be a herd... now move!'

"Relax. I just wanted to tell you that you're doing a good job."

"Employee satisfaction is of utmost importance and I'm not leaving this chair till you are satisfied."

Company Structure - Boss and his yes men.

"I have to create a few loose ends for other people to clear up."

"This is Bernard, our new management consultant. He is going to be responsible for draining the lifeblood out of staff in a relentless attempt to reach increasingly unachievable and meaningless targets."

"Krishnan, why is it when you enter my room there's a general absence of hope?"

What is the difference between a boss and a leader?

'Newgate, you'll be reporting to Cunningham, who'll be reporting directly to me. I, in one of those unexplainable paradoxes of the business world will be reporting to you,'

'The company is losing millions and the press are asking questions. Gentlemen,we're looking for a scapegoat.'

"Then, at 3:45, you usher in a whole new era. I brought your flashlight."