Manual Maven Gifts

'We have 'how to' books on most subjects, but we don't seem to have 'How To Dig A Hole'.'

Drool Marks

Jack of all trades

'A few more years in this job and you'll learn how to delegate stress.'

"My novel is not a doorstop!"

"We were able to retire 6 years early by canceling cable & eliminating anything fun."

"Does anyone here have a clue what it is we used to get?"

"We went for Scandinavian interiors."

'Once, long ago, I thought I was wrong...but it turned out I was mistaken.'

"May I skip the usual Show & Tell and try to hustle some merch?"

Failure/Due Diligence

"And this is a $20,000 ‘meditation room’ — can you believe it?!!"

Corporate Team Building. Team. Hey, everybody, I've just been told our CEO fled the country while we've been doing our truth exercises.

"I don't have to be a team player, Crawford. I'm the team owner."

'I think it's time to rein in Henderson.'

The writers group met every Tuesday for support and fellowship.

"Just go with the workflow."

'What can I do to create a climate where things get done?'

'Sorry to interrupt Dixon - but this is not what I meant when I said this company needed more blue-sky thinking!'

"Someone, call the office and see if we can get a fresh carrot."

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

"First of all, let me commend everyone on the teamwork displayed on this icebreaker. Secondly, let me apologize for some of the motivational language I used during this session..."

"She bathes him. She feeds him. She burps him. Mother's a real micromanager."

'Well OF COURSE I rotate the tires! How do you think I got here?'

Man carrying his boss.

Human Brain

"Despite years of management training john still found it difficult to give negative feedback."

The worker/the man who monitors the worker/the man who wrote the draft policy guidelines on how to monitor the man monitoring the worker.

'There's an absence of leadership in this authority,we need to explore the possibility of thinking about setting up a sub-committee to look into it.'

"Tell me more about your imposter syndrome."

'Office of not much budget, and even less management! Yomp speaking!'

"You question my methodology? Perhaps you should question your questionology."

"I need a pitchfork that's just a pitchfork."

"What kind of crazy management scheme is this?"

"May I remind you that my core worth as a human being remains constant, and isn't tied to external validation."