To-do Tactician Gifts

'I've got nothing to do and not enough time to do it.'

"My hackers just collapsed your country's economy."

To do before Saturday...

Building business relations.

Genius

"Huddleston, I admire your hands-on approach to everything, but get the hell out of my office!"

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

"But mom, all you said was 'get all your stuff up off the floor!' "

"As you can see, Simpson, I'm not the sort of man who's afraid of confrontation...that is you isn't it, Simpson?"

"No, it hasn't anything to do with my presentation. But wait until you see how I hold everyone's attention with it sitting next to me at the podium."

'Some executives have within them the seeds of greatness. Others are just seedy.'

"The change management consultant wants to move the meeting."

"I said, 'Don't worry, I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.' That's when he called my bluff."

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

'You never compliment me when it's tidy so I figured you wouldn't notice when it's a tip!'

'What else do you have going for you besides being aggressive?'

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

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

Personnel. What do I call those gaps in my work history? Quality time.

"I didn't mean to burn any bridges behind me. It was just a part of my crumbling infrastructure."

Office De-cluttering

'Nice decorating. I like the clothes and toys everywhere...and the half eaten sandwich really ties it all together!'

'Please remember how silly and humiliating grinding pepper is when you figure my tip.'

"I told them I was sick of working all hours...and that I intended to stick to my hours and get home to give my son a bath and bedtime book....unfortunately he'd turned into a 26 year old commodities broker while I was in meetings!"

"Your resume says you specialize in field work."

"Isn't it about time you tidied up around here...?"

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Arsene Wenger

'Your resume is very creative. It's all a crock."

Kangaroo to upside down joey: 'Once again your room is in total disarray!'

"We can stop the bombardment - the castle surrendered."

CEO.

'Careful. You still have that new-employee smell.'

Wi-Fi password?

"I'm adding the laundry room and kitchen to your GPS. Judging by all the clothes and dishes in your room, you don't know the locations."