Policy Navigators Prints

"I'm referring you to tech assistance to help figure out your insurance options."

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

UK/US Free Trade Deal

'Ok, here's the meeting agenda ... it's gonna be a long one.'

"Tell the vice presidents they've downsized enough."

'It's a senior management position. We need someone who can listen politely, and then say no.'

"Do you have a minute, Bob? I'd like to speak with you about the concept of 'leadership'."

'I'm part of the decision-making process... I'm the 'No' part.'

'I want to discuss communication clarity.'

'That's my 'job security' barometer.'

"You need to stop taking your work home with you. Take mine instead."

'She finally made employee of the month but she paid the ultimate price.'

"Procurement and their stakeholder journey down the procurement pathway... Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

'Ah, Gripes, you want to discuss a raise with me, eh? Come in, sit down, make yourself comfortable!'

City Finance Dept: My Way/The Highway

'The Human Right Act bans ANY cruel or unusual treatment...we may need to rewrite our ENTIRE customer care policy!'

'Enough is enough. We're sick of being overworked and underpaid.'

'Staffers don't report we're managing decline. They report we met our targets and did out job!'

"We need warning stickers on this side warning not to ignore all the other warning stickers on the other side."

'We can't cut entitlements for federal employees. We're federal employees.'

'Yes, I occasionally make mistakes but, unlike you, I never have to acknowledge them.'

'I need you to be more MORE DECISIVE when agreeing with me.'

"Think about it. Maybe it's a good thing the boss doesn't know your name."

"So that is unanimous then - nobody has a clue what to do."

Who's In Charge Here?

"Uh oh, here come more regulations."

"We've been campaigning for years to encourage central government to delegate more powers to local authorities..."

Confirmation Bias

"The vote is tied. Half of us think the proposed plan is astoundingly asinine, and the other half finds it stupid beyond belief. Let's try to find a middle ground here, people!"

'They've dealyed our IPO so long that we've gone from intending to open a chain of pre-schools to opening a chain of nursing homes.'

The new US Embassy in London is conceived as a solar collector, with pillow like panels of high-tech plastic and photovoltaic cells....and emegency vertical takeoff capability,

In/Out.

'Don't mind me....I'll just sit here while you work on homeland security, unemployment, health care and your many other prbblems!'

"Duct tape fixes leaks in the office, too."