Power Dynamic Observer Gifts

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

What he lacks in ability and experience he makes up in being the chairman's son.

"Sandy, could you step in here and put my feet back down on the floor, please?"

(Negotiating Breakthrough) (Rub my foot, would you, Hargraves?)

'All those in favor, give me a knowing nod.'

'You tend to micromanage, Bob!'

"Who do you want to talk to? The man in charge, or the woman who knows what's going on."

Alexander Schallenberg

"This is a merit-based organization! Can't you see I’ve hired the very best and most qualified yes-men money can buy?"

'The lads at the office still talk about the day you told the boss what to do with his job...'

Oligarchy

'The portrait is a mark of his extreme egotism, but, if you curtsy and bow sufficiently...say, 'Oh Yes Sir!'!, to everything he says, you should do OK'

"This happens everytime someone asks to speak to the head of the household."

'Jones, I don't like you because it's so hard to find something to blame you for!'

Would anybody else like to ask a question before the stewards get to them?

"I love an exchange of views, walk in with yours and leave with mine."

That's the chairman's office.

Good solution. Now we need a good problem.

Barack Obama.

"Anyone who laughs at my new haircut will be subjected to immediate termination."

Boss, what if I told you I forgot to lock up last night and someone totally robbed us blind? I'd say "no problem," because of your contract. My contract? It allows me to auction off your less vital internal organs to recover any damages you cause me. You really should read the fine print before you sign the papers, minion. I did. But I wrote in finer print that all fine print is null and void. Only the ruling class can use fine print, minion.

Too big to fail

Organizational Flow Chart: Puppets

"Now that's power."

'First, I'll give you my side of the story...then, the wimp will give you his...'

'We've got trouble, Henderson - Your people got with my people and decided they didn't need us.'

'They're always going on and on about 'carrying management' so this seemed like a natural...'

'When did he start stroking a white Persian cat?'

Coming to a consensus.

'I think my boss is trying to intimidate me, and I get the feeling that I can forget that promotion and raise I was up for.'

'He thinks he's the cat's meow ever since he was made department head.'

Later the stilts would go to Bobo's head, and he would begin demanding obedience from the 'little people.'

"Oh, you don't need to fight them—you just need to convince the pitchfork people that the torch people want to take away their pitchforks."

"You may be the CEO, but I control the thermostat in your office."

"Some people think the CEO has the most power, but I select everyone's chairs."