Managerial Mindset Gifts

Steve Bruce

'No, not your Uncle Sam. The Uncle Sam.'

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

'My door is always open. That's why I installed a tripwire.'

YOLO vs YODO

'It was at this point that the executive group began its hatha flow retreats.'

"Try not to think of them just as a 'customer' but rather as your only chance of paying your mortgage and putting food on your plate."

"The bad news is we've fired 80% of your office. The good news is we're fixing the coffee machine."

"The team needs LEADERSHIP, anyone have a view on that?"

"Maybe this isn't the right heartless monolithic corporation for you."

Sign - CAN DO "I like your attitude, Harris."

"This is super. I asked for super-duper."

Carlo Ancelotti

"As your new CEO, I hereby change 'deadline' to 'soft squiggle.'"

"Getting good grades isn't enough, son. You also need to bring in new clients."

"Your employees have lost faith in your ability to pretend to care about them."

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

Still looking for your inner-grown-up, Harold?

Jurgen Klopp Caricature

I don't like the looks of this.

Management by committee: 'The buck stops here, here, here, here,,,'

Alex Ferguson

The little search engine: I think I can, I know I can.

'I can feel it, Henderson - Someone out there is up to no good.'

What are they complaining about...the work is challenging,interesting, demanding...AND we let them do it for 80 hours a week.

'No wonder the company is in trouble!'

"What choice do we have? I can't fire him. He knows too much."

'When I talked about, 'fundamental changes to chore practices to align ourselves with a changing business environment', I was referring to more than you moving your desk closer to the window.'

"All those in favor of saying 'It's a wrap' instead of 'Meeting adjourned' say 'Aye.' "

'It's is the feeling of this board that you are overdoing the 'lead by example' thing.'

Seriously Flawed Office.

Jose Mourinho

'What terrible pre-Christmas gift catalogue have you got hold of now?'

'Don't ask for mercy, as a refusal often offends!'

'Honestly you could drive a 'coach and horses' through this document, there's no definition of 'weight loss', no time frame, no sanctions.'