Negotiation Virtuoso Gifts

"Penny for your thoughts, Jenkins? I'd sell you mine but you couldn't afford them."

"What these union chaps don't understand is that business is BUSINESS. The skills I've picked up will work perfectly well probation..."

'Now that I have your attention...'

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

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

"Then we have an unspoken agreement?"

"That's Paul, he's our head of partnerships..."

'That last meeting was a complete turn-off.'

'I ace 'wheeling' but I flunked 'dealing'' - Boy on leaving Business Administration.

Tug of Negotiation and Conciliation.

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

'Negotiations have reached an impasse, legal recommends we resort to violence.'

'As my solicitor I think you could have negotiated that better.'

A Quiet Rebuke.

'Maybe we should sign him before the MVP award is announced.'

"May I remind you that we can always go with duck eggs."

'Miss Finch, find out what she does over there and offer her twice as much to do it over here.'

"O.K., if you put it that way."

"Ok, ok, we'll travel back to dinnertime one more time, but then it's my turn to choose."

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

'Duly noted. Now, shall we move on or does anyone else feel the need to have a conniption?'

"Already sold your soul to the company? Listen, I'll have my people talk to their people."

"Have your people call my people."

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

"So do I take it that's a 'NO' to the pay rise?"

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

"Then he slammed the door on me!" "Not the closing you were hoping for."

'So, how much to remove this ugly old tree? $1750. It's not THAT ugly.'

"Damn it, name a figure, name a figure."

'Credit being what it is, I'm sure you won't mind if we see your 200,000 cattle first...'

"And when the extended warranty kicks in, we send you a big can of new car smell."

It's a deal. You give me five analysts, three pundits, seven technicians and a soothsayer. I give you six experts, five professors, four consultants and a prognosticator.

"And keep in mind that the only stupid question is the one that isn't asked. Discussion?"

"Before we begin, we'd like to remind you that we're an employee owned company."