Management Tactics Enthusiast Gifts

'Basically, the work here is a matter of supply and demand...you upply it when I demand it!'

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

A fight in the Boardroom.

"'Quid pro quo' is a no-no, Bradbury. Around here we say 'reciprocal altruism'."

'Ah, Galagher, we made good use of your proposal.'

"...but the big question is, does the competition know that we don't know what we don't know?"

After a day long meeting, the decision, as usual, is made in the hallway.

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

'Our problem is how to lower quality while raising prices...'

Target your customer.

'What are we, wimps? Are we gonna let a bunch of rabbits push us all over the field? Come on, big guys.'

"Now I'll demonstrate how, with a minimum of capital investment, you can make a mountain out of a molehill!"

'General, please hire large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny.'

'What kind of a mission statement is that?'

'We took the old plan, folded in half, and now it's the new plan.'

Maybe it's now time to review our customer care strategy!"

The little engine that could delegate.

Game changing

Business Target

"It's not bulls**t if we call it strategy."

'Don't look now, but I think we're being followed.'

'We're well positioned, but we lack leadership.'

"When it comes to online marketing, I'm puzzled."

Subordinate Employee

'And this will be our strategic plan for the coming year.'

'Good news from the field, sire! Attila did not like the referee's call, so he's folding up his tents, taking his ball and going home!'

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'

'You should agree with me, but not all the time, Try mixing it up a little,'

Leadership Training

The little engine that delegated

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

'With 5% spent on talent, 5% on production, and 90% on marketing...I smell WINNER!'

Think Tank.

'Alternatively you can just focus on the CUSTOMER!'

'Sir, the company's had another successful month treading water.'