| "Let's put a stake in the ground" | "I can see why you might think that." | "What are the 'next steps'?" | Encourages people to "take a step back" | "Will this scale?" |
| Repeats what someone else said, but very slowly | Steps out for a phone call | Paces around the room | Translates percentages into fractions | "At the end of the day..." |
| "Well, thease are the facts." | "I'm a bit of a visionary" | PEOPLE TRYING TO LOOK SMART IN MEETINGS BINGO (free square) | "How can we productize this? | Asks the presenter to go back a slide |
| "Sorry, I was multitasking." | "Please get back to us on this" Making someone else do the work and report back. | "Why don't you summarize again for everyone else?" | "I think what X is trying to say is..." | "We need to wrap our heads around this." |
| "I don't need the details." | "Let's just get to the bottom line." | "You did a great job on that, X." Showing their in the position to judge and condescend. | Nods while pretending to take notes | "You might be right" |