Strategy Tactician Gifts

ISIS needle in a haystack.

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

Alternative fielding positions

"It's Swamp & Swallow - they're making an offer we can't refuse!"

"That's Hicks from the corporate office. He's adorable, but trust me—when it comes to acquisitions, he's an animal!"

Takeovers.

"Well I didn't see the incident myself.."

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

Carrot VS Stick

'Jones, somewhere out there, we've lost our common sense. I want you to go and bring it back.'

"I was able to negotiate it from a hostile takeover to an uneasy alliance."

'Larry, you have everything it takes to go far in this company, but a word of advice: lose the laugh.'

'This is Osgood, our most essential man -- he thinks up new ways to limit warranties!'

'What say we set aside all our petty grievances and just hate each other on general principles.'

"Hi, I'm Cindy, the company's most toxic employee!"

'Remember, Henderson - Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and you've sacrificed your leverage.'

"You can't expect to get anywhere in business without making an enemy or two, Filmeyer."

Before instant replay.

"Once inside, the pawns will jump out and take them by surprise."

"It's a dog-eat-dog economy. And I'm the Doberman."

"Remember, negotiating is like buying fruit. You don't know what you'll get until you squeeze 'em a bit."

'I wish i could think of some way to get away form him.' 'I wish i could think of some way to get away form her.'

"The answer isn't more troops—what you need is an antibiotic."

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

'Thank you colonel we'll keep your strategy in mind.'

"Clearly, this pair were up to something. . ."

"Calm down, I'm just using the rules of modern competition."

Thanks to compromise they were moving closer.

'...always surround yourself with incompetent people.'

'That's right, I'm offering you faint praise. I'm feeling magnanimous today.'

"We're fighting them in zone A, they're our allies in zone B, and we don't know what to do in zone C."

"I was hoping for more from you 'Mission Statement' than, 'earn a s******d of money'!"

'Man, I can't believe we didn't think of this before.'