I also tell executives that if a client stays on the phone more than three minutes, you've lost them.

A psychiatrist Coke hired to listen in on calls told executives some people sounded as if they were discussing the death of a family member.

At the same time, she was fond of telling female executives not to forsake their ability to nurture.

He would tell executives of the companies he was suing, "I'm going to take away every penny you own."

But he has told former executives to extract themselves from jobs they managed to find in the Aquino era and hold themselves ready.

I used to make big money back in the States, just telling executives how to improve the efficiency of their production lines.

"The most sensible position for us to be in is to keep our options absolutely open," he told bankers and executives in London.

The books don't straight out tell male executives to be more like women, but that message is clear.

The agreement came after union leaders said they had told executives that workers were resisting tentative agreements on concessions reached March 31.

"The first thing I tell executives is know what you are going to do."