Team Builder Pillows

'I'm confident that with the right mix of role-playing exercises and prescription medication we'll make a cohesive team.'

'Diversity is good, pass it down.'

'I like to end these meetings with a group hug, if you'll step out of the cubicles.'

'Before we get started, let's go around the table and practice making eye contact.'

'Remember, we're all in this together... except me.'

'Management is all about 'empathy', about developing positive, supportive and healthy relationships with colleagues and staff... and if you can't get that through your thick skull then you'll be as useless as you look!'

Bud's Coaching Staff Removal Service.

"The session isn't quite going to plan."

"People, I think we need to work together on this."

"Apart from that, Bob, what else did you learn on the team-building paintball weekend?"

"I'm sure if you two tried, you'd find all kinds of points of contact."

"None of us is as smart as all of us.2

It's the taking part that matters, not the wining.

'When I asked for 110%, I didn't mean for everyone of you to give 10%

"You all have great resumes. Now it comes down to a game of musical chairs."

"You're probably wondering why I called you in here today..."

'As a department manager, it's my job to find out my staff members' talents and to appoint them to the place they're best at.'

"If we ca change our altitude we can change out attitude."

"I noticed you aren’t doing your share of the puzzle."

"For a change of pace, I thought we could play dodge ball instead of phone tag."

Safety meeting.

A brilliant team!

Communicating with Employees: The Basics

Brainstorming

"You can do it!"

"Don't worry, Jing. We all make mistakes. Besides, I blame this one on me."

The whole club stands behind the coach...

Leadership Training

"Effective leadership means more than telling people to do as they're told."

"I'm a firm believer in the carrot and stick approach to successful colleague management."

'United we stand, untied we trip on our shoe laces.'

'And that's the latest on today's coaching changes.'

'Try as I may to get my ducks in a row, here's always some turkey stepping out of line.'

"I was listening at the door and I overheard the nickname they have for me."

'We've decided that Brownie has a foreign body in his paw....'