Mediation Maestro Gifts

War and Peace

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

"Forget five-year plans. Let's just figure out how to make it to lunch."

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"I'm afraid 'It's a surprise', doesn't cut it as a growth strategy."

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

'When we get there let me do the double talking.'

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

'Whoever said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' never had a room full of angry shareholders.'

'I'm glad you guys could work this out in a reasonable manner.'

"Why can't the rest of you be more like Rollins, here? He does his homework!"

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

'The efficiency expert's recommendation is we drink more coffee!'

"If I might be serious for a moment..."

"They're having a fight over how best to handle client conflict."

"When faced with a tricky ethical issue, I always ask the question, 'What's in it for me?'"

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

"The meeting will come to order."

"Ok, do we agree the minutes of the last meeting?"

"I need to see your budget proposal."

'How can we solve this problem by eating?'

What can I do? He says it's his thinking cap.

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

Growl - Hiss Conflict Resolution Meeting

'I'm sorry, but everyone is in a meeting.'

"I'll wait a moment for everyone's energy drink to kick in."

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

"Dammit, Johnson. You've got to start thinking outside of the box."

'We're making progress. I just got a firm 'maybe'.'