Parenting Maven Gifts

'I eventually want one to go with every outfit.'

Let's get organized

Jack of all trades

'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?"

No kicking: 12-6 Mon-Sun

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

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

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

'It's time to move out when Mom says...'

'Motherhood is great, but I get a really sore back...'

'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."

"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..."

Man carrying his boss.

"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?'

'So, how bad is it? Who can bring me up to speed?'

"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.'

Maternity Unit - 'Congratulations! It's a midwife!'

"Tell me more about your imposter syndrome."

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

"'Routine examination' were the only two words in the doctor's mind when he placed the stethoscope on..."

Farmer's Market.

"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."

'The only way to survive these days is to diversify.'

Welcome to the uterus. Please be seated. Your mother will be with you in nine months.

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

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

"Balance is essential, Ray. For example, this week, my life is purpost-driven, and I'll follow that with seven days of aimless drifting!"