Professional Development Enthusiast Gifts

'Having done the mentoring skills questionnaire I think I need a mentor to mentor me in improving my mentoring.'

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

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

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

"I spent all day learning productivity hacks"

'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.'

Nothing Succeeds Like Confidence.

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

That shows business confidence.

"Are we going for suntan, personal development or being the envy of our friends on Instagram?"

"If you really want independence, you should get into contract law."

Feedback should be sought for genuine reasons, not because you want compliments. . .

"Listen to everybody's opinions? Please, we're not that desperate."

"This your resumé?" "Yes, it's a list of things I hope you never ask me to do."

The vice-president in charge of sincerity

'You lack the expertise we're looking for, Mr Wheaton - but darn it, I like your attitude.'

"I don't think the guy with the business-card cannon has ever been to an actual networking event,"

"I think you should be aware that the chef is a summer intern."

"I've finally arrived. The C.E.O. stopped saying 'who the hell are you' whenever he sees me."

"I'm being heavily recruited by several other companies."

"My resume is concise, succinct and eloquently worded. I only hope they know what I'm talking about."

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

"He ate homework as a puppy but quickly moved onto business journals."

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

'School of hard knocks.'

"I'm beginning to think they replaced the ladder of success with a greased pole."

Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?

Leadership Training

"Granberry, you're about to suffer a near-death experience!"

"I became a mentor because I needed more direction in life."

Carrot VS Stick

"It's time for your performance review where I damn you with faint praise."

"What other skills do you obtain other than being able to answer interview questions?"

"Well, your CV certainly contains some very impressive name dropping."

'Are we us or them?'