Power Play Mastermind Mugs

Power play

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

Career Choices

'As meetings go that was one of my better ones!'

"Of course, when I say we the people I mean I the people."

"The team needs LEADERSHIP, anyone have a view on that?"

"This is super. I asked for super-duper."

Carlo Ancelotti

'Of course, you realise my chief of staff has more power and influence than your chief of staff.'

'Miss Ryder, I'm ready to start executing.'

'My God! It's Hastings, Van Witten, Rosten and Traver, Inc!'

'He's a great leader...he doesn't care who gets the credit...as long as he gets the money.'

'With your permission sir... checkmate.'

"He's a psychopath, I like that in a man!"

I don't like the looks of this.

"I don't do intimidation"

Jurgen Klopp Caricature

'Speaking for myself and every other right-thinking person...'

Management by committee: 'The buck stops here, here, here, here,,,'

Alex Ferguson

"I want you to leave here today with a message of joy!..."

'Actually the twins are not hard to tell apart. When I put them down, the one that cries is Dennis.'

Manager. Managing a political campaign and a baseball team are alike in many ways. A campaign is launched with a "first pitch," when a candidate gives a speech selling himself or herself. I change pitchers based on the game situation. In politics and baseball, sometimes it's best to come from the right side and sometimes it's best to come from the left side. We study our competitors' weaknesses and exploit those. In politics we call that "opposition research." And I don't worry about the

Stan couldn't be bothered to stand up – yet hated being talked down to.

What are they complaining about...the work is challenging,interesting, demanding...AND we let them do it for 80 hours a week.

'No wonder the company is in trouble!'

"What choice do we have? I can't fire him. He knows too much."

Susan used her ingenious invention to carry on playing golf during the final stages of her pregnancy!

'You're under my supervision now, principal Hodgkins!'

'Edouard Fortuney III here. How may I one-up you?'

Jose Mourinho

'Honestly you could drive a 'coach and horses' through this document, there's no definition of 'weight loss', no time frame, no sanctions.'

'Don't ask for mercy, as a refusal often offends!'

'My rise to the top is a long story. Being bottom of the food chain you'll sit and listen to all of it.'

The inventions of baseball