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How leaders fail

'Do you think, perhaps, that we could start shooting for a few longer-term goals around here?'

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'

'What sort of mission statement is that?'

"Staff support"

'You could be a constant inspiration for us to come up with a plan to get a leg up on our competition...you're hired!'

"Welcome to the bank - you'll start at the bottom."

I hope a starting salary of 80 and a severance of 12 is acceptable....

'And remember to emphasize we're giving them the opportunity to find a better job.'

Others will fight for you

'For your information, I am engaging the energy of change and complexity to create the future I desire.'

Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'

'Your resume is a little thin, but I like your willingness to be manipulated by upper management.'

'Our parents were replaced by machines - We'll be replaced with new software.'

'You see, Brad, I'm not just a highly polished career woman.'

"She's done it! The formula for work-life balance!"

'I'm Jeremy's father. I'm a computer consultant and I'm unemployed.'

"I spent all day learning productivity hacks"

International Women's Day.

Reach for the Star.

Business books - Who's Who & Who's Downsized sections.

'As a beginning teacher, you know you come here prepared to teach and become a good teacher. As you gain experience, you will learn that you also come here to care and become a great teacher.'

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

Pipe Dream.

"Sorry, we've found an app that's better at being you than you!"

"Why won't you teach us how to handle complaints?"

"I'm off to the gym, where my private self and my public self converge."

Work/Life Balance

'Very impressive educational background...now let's discuss WHO you know.!

"I've just never worked anyplace where the 'alpha male' was a woman."

That shows business confidence.

"Class of 2008, never let the excuse 'I can't find my pants' stand in the way of your dreams."