Management Tactician Gifts

'No, I mean Mr lang can see you now.'

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"I believe we've found the weakest link."

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

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

Takeovers.

"It's Dr. Sadie. Go ahead, caller." "Yeah, how come you haven't said 'Merry Christmas' yet?" "Oh, that’s because I was hoping to provoke everyone who’s upset about the so-called 'war on Christmas' to spend all their time on hold waiting to castigate me. That way, all the normal people who don’t think Christmas is just another chance to play the victim can open their gifts in peace." "You're welcome, America." "Why haven't you played 'Jingle Bells' yet?"

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

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

Carrot VS Stick

'I want a win-win situation where both wins are ours.'

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

Carlo Ancelotti

'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."

'Let's get with it, Miss Ogden -- Spread some papers around on my desk!'

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

'What say we set aside all our petty grievances and just hate each other on general principles.'

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

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

"I now realize that my 'show no mercy' campaign for the corner office was a big mistake."

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

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

'let's see if we can find any loopholes in this 'honesty-is-the-best-policy' nonsense.'

ISIS needle in a haystack.

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

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

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

So what happens when you told Armstrong you wouldn't recite that Sinclair Broadcasting script? Oh, nothing. Sinclair sued me for everything I own, that's all. But the joke's on them: I've set up different LLC's for every aspect of my life. So all they could get were the assets of the LLC that they paid. This opens up a whole world of possibilities. I knew forming Rudy-has-next-to-nada LLC was a good idea. I am going to miss my ten cents and my broken wiffle ball, though.

"Sorry, Man! I had no idea Alexa would be here!"

"It has come to my attention that there's a traitor in our midst."

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

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

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