People Skills Prints

'I'm here to help, you can tell me anything in complete confidence Jane, Jill...whatever your name is!'

"I can't take the job in customer relations. I hate the customers. How can I possibly deal with their relatives?"

"Management is a people business, you have to be able to empathise with your staff."

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

"I was just going to say, 'Well, I don't make the rules.' But, of course, I do make the rules."

IN box...OUT is wastepaper basket on fire.

How leaders fail

Things to do: 1. Sit 2. Stay 3. Sit 4. Stay

"A dozen eggs and a pint of semi-skimmed...Sorry, looks like I left my presentation in my other coat."

'You're right. Our old safety files have become a safety concern.'

"So, what do you do for play?"

"OK, fine. Perhaps 'sower of discord in the lower depths of hell' was overstating it."

"Sir, your ducks, they are not in a row."

When Engineers Crack.

'Well, I must say I never thought team-building exercises could be such fun.'

"It's so cute when the boss brings his son to work and pretends to let him help out!"

JOIN THE BOY SCOUTS HERE!, ''Trustworthy, friendly, loyal, helpful, kind, courteous, brave, thrifty, obedient and cheerful' -- This is going to look GREAT on my resume!'

"I don't actually talk, I just mimic sounds."

Office worker pushing a pile of papers on trolley.

"Wow...your resume is quite impressive."

"Everyone seek higher ground! The paperwork is rising to a dangerous level."

'A few messages came in during your lunch break.'

"He excels at putting out fires."

'You've spelt 'C.V.' wrongly.'

"My boss says I intimidate people. . . so I stared at him until he apologized."

'I have created the first interactive pile of paperwork.'

'Before we get started, let's go around the table and practice making eye contact.'

"Dad's at that awkward age when he knows just enough about computers to really screw 'em up!"

"Staff are always complaining about supposed bureaucracy, but if no one completed form M74/cd3 then how would we know how many M74/cd3’s had been filled out!"

Body Language - "Guess why I'm annoyed."

'All of your references say you play well with others, but there's nothing in here about you actually doing any work.'

'Now that we've evolved, we should work on our people skills.'

'Dear Miss Etiquette, I'm never sure if I should say anything...'

"I like to stay on top of things."

How to Do Small Talk??!!