Negotiation Enthusiast Mugs

'Maybe you should reconsider those place cards, Ms Harris?' (Negotiation talks/Good Guys/Bad Guys)

'I'm sorry...what other options are there?'

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

'Five hours of tough negotiation and you blow it by wagging your tail too soon!'

"Finally we have something in common...mutual distrust."

Cat pleads into mouse hole: 'Can't we talk about this?'

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

'That's your best advice? Play nice.'

"We have an agreement in principle. The question is, do we all have the same principles?"

"I was hoping we could avoid the middleman"

'Thanks for coming. Now, let's see if we can bring this negotiation to closure.'

"....and don't forget to ask for more overtime."

"Just to get the negotiations off on the right foot, I don't intent to concede anything."

"Your interest in the salary makes me wonder how 'self-motivated' you really are."

'Now...let's have our little talk and avoid a tribunal.'

"Before we start our wages negotiation talks, the lads would like to congratulate the chairman on his 83% salary increase."

How Not To Start Off A Negotiation Process.

"I'd like a 150% rise."

'Then it's agreed. We'll negotiate and you'll try to get the the best of me and I will try to get the best of you.'

"Finally we agree on something! We'll figure out later just exactly what it is."

"We agree to agree to disagree...that sounds like we may actually agree on something!"

'You are lucky, I've already refused to see five salesmen this morning.' 'I know. They were me!'

'Our best strategy for collective bargaining is to send our biggest guy.'

"We can agree on some of these proposals, but we draw the line when it comes to term limits for members of management."

'Tug-of-negotiation and conciliation'

Salesman given 10 minutes under extreme pressure to sell to buyer

"I sure hope the negotiations go well."

'I'll make my final decision on that promotion of yours, after this game.'

'Hell, I was hoping we could avoid binding arbitration.'

Agreement

"Let me get this, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it in other, more subtle ways later on."

"The question is, what will it take to get you to work for us for half of what you're asking?"

"828,000 square miles for $15 million -- as is?"

"How about you slap me on the wrist and I neither admit nor deny any wrongdoing."