Funny gifts for your boss

Buying a gift for your boss is a delicate operation. Too personal is strange. Too generic looks like you grabbed it at the gas station on the way in, which, to be fair, is where the last one came from. It needs to be funny but safe, thoughtful but not suspicious.

Let’s Circle Back. is a dictionary of the 500 things bosses say, with translations. “Let’s put a pin in it.” Translation: the pin is permanent, the idea is dead. “I’m at capacity.” Translation: no, but said professionally. “It’s on the roadmap.” Translation: it will never happen. The book covers meetings, email, deadlines, performance reviews, reorgs and the fridge. It’s on everyone’s side, including the boss’s. The last chapter is about the good ones.

It’s a good gift for Boss’s Day, a boss’s birthday, a farewell or the holiday party. It works as a gift from one person or the whole team. The fill-in pages at the back are a chance for the team to record the boss’s own sayings, which may be the most honest feedback they’ve ever had.

It’s fully illustrated and printed in full color. If the boss reads it in a meeting, that’s a win for everyone.