For the older man (himself a rugby player in his youth), the metaphor is strong: rugby is more intuitive, inventive and tougher, because the players are unprotected; American football is organised and full of routines and calculated strategy.Nor does Mr de Castries possess his boss's powers of persuasion.
Is your boss possessed of judgment, vision and management skills superior to those of anyone else in the firm, or did he or she get there through bluff, bullshit and bullying?
Elliot does not suffer quietly, and he loudly airs his resentment to his suspiciously sedate fellow workers and his creepily self-possessed boss (Mr. Abraham).
And the Men idolized my dad for being that rare boss who possessed a brain for business and a heart for humanity.
Indeed, with the strikers at Mancini's disposal, the City boss possesses the kind of attacking force that could make even European champions Barcelona sit up and take notice.
So what possessed him to build the outrageous Boss Hoss, a motorcycle with a Corvette V-8 engine?
When vulnerable trainees turn to senior staff, they are dismayed to find that the vast majority of bosses possess no formal training in handling complaints.
John Gotti, Joseph Massino, Carmine Persico, Vittorio Amuso, Vincent Gigante — the dominant Five Family bosses of this generation — all possessed that quality, in spades.
Jeb, now possessed by the being, returns to his office to fatally shoot his boss and co-workers.
Again, I would like to emphasize that I am not a lawyer, and furthermore the boss, who possesses many lawyer-like qualities, has already weighed in.
"He's a hard-working striker who possesses great movement," Wycombe boss Gary Waddock told the club website.
