Management Tactics Enthusiast Mugs

'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.

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

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

Target your customer.

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

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

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

'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!"

Business Target

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

The little engine that could delegate.

Game changing

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

Subordinate Employee

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

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

'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.'

Leadership Training

The little engine that delegated

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

Thinking both inside and outside the box.

Think Tank.

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

'Alternatively you can just focus on the CUSTOMER!'

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