Measuring Maven Gifts

"You, more than anyone, should understand the concept of social distancing."

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

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

'Or we could just ask her what kind of dog it is.'

'I know we're inchworms, but let's get into the spirit of this! Change is good!'

When Dinosaurs ruled the Earth.

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

"You're on top of this week's Sales Pyramid."

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

Business is off the chart.

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

'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."

Man carrying his boss.

"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.'

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

"What kind of crazy management scheme is this?"

'Uh oh, I measured the lumber in feet, but you measured it in metric.'

'How dare you accuse me of sinking this company?'

'Hmm...this new management fad is crazy enough that it might just work...'

Satis Factory Tour

Confirmation Bias

'Attention, all department heads: the buck stops there. I've had it!'

'This spider's web proves that you've done no work today!'

Reconnaissance reports your email blast to Sales was a direct hit, with acceptable collateral damage in Finance and Accounting.

"Successful leadership involves more than just shouting at people."