However it would appear that the sugar coated version was reserved for Aiden McGeady as Mowbray moved quickly to assert himself over the one player that Gordon Strachan never dealt with - Artur Boruc.
The manager said: "I've had a good chat with Artur this morning.
"I was only watching last season from afar but from my conversation with him today I think he is aware of what he has to do.
"I try to base my relationships with players upon respect and I told him we have to have mutual respect for each other. He has to understand my job and I will understand his issues and problems.
"If he has any then he has to make me aware of them - there's no point in him keeping them to himself and on me just judging him on his performance if there are other things going on in his life he needs to talk about.
"I also talked to him about his motivational levels and asked him if he is ready for another season. Is he ready to go again? He must be professional even if he has ideas in his head about moving on.
"If his ambition is to move to one of the biggest clubs in the world then they ain't going to come knocking if he's not performing week in, week out."
It would appear from this that the manager is reacting to stories emanating from Poland last week suggesting that Artur was ready to move on. Some might argue that his time at Celtic is over as we have an able replacement in Lucasz Zaluska but I for one am glad that the new manager is taking the time to get to know his players rather than rely on media generated conjecture.
He added: "He gave me the answers I was looking for today. I felt it was a very positive conversation.
"Since I've walked in the door everyone has given me their opinion on the high-profile players at the club but I've always wanted to find out for myself.
"Artur's personality suggests he's a very confident boy who knows his ability and knows what he can achieve. But I also think he knows he needs to knuckle down and get on with the job - whether that makes him the best goalie at Celtic or whether it attracts a huge bid from a giant club elsewhere in the world.
"None of that will happen unless he produces the goods. I don't see any reason why it won't happen. I have already guessed that running isn't his biggest forte but he is working hard.
"He's practically crawling around the training ground just to make sure he does the same amount of work as the rest. That's a great credit to him."
Sounds like the new manager may be employing the kind of mind games that assisted Martin O Neill in motivating players. I.e. Find out what the players goals are and use this to get the best performance possible out of him.
Mowbray said: "I don't like giving my players the usual managers' spiel. I'm just a normal guy asking normal questions. Are you ready? Are you up for it? Do you want to play in my team?
"I've seen some of the goals you lost, some of the body language. Come on - I want to go up here, do you want to be up here? Well let's go together and, if somewhere along the line one of the world's biggest clubs wants to sign you because your performance level is so high am I going to stand in your way? Probably not.
"But we all have to push on if we are going to get to that level because we are not there yet."
Mowbray also revealed that good old fashioned manners are part and parcel of a successful footballer in his team, and that respect must be shown to all persons at all times. It would appear that Mowbray is the Ego Police, possibly a necessary attribute in this day and age.
Mowbray said: "I do expect high standards. I don't like lazy, slovenly players. Training starts at this time, training stops when I say so. When I'm talking you listen.
"Most of all, just be good men. Don't make the kitman's life hard.
Don't make the laundry lady's life hard. Respect everyone and we'll all get on.
I like Mowbray more and more each day, with every comment you can see that he is a dedicated man who sees manners, morals and respect for ones fellow man as high on the agenda as anything else, like a modern day socialist in a capitalist sport it will not be long before parallels are drawn with other like-minded managers such as Shankly and Stein.
Watching the Celtic news unfold this week you could almost visualise the to-do list sitting on the Managers desk.
Get rid of out of Contract Deadwood
Have a word with Boruc.
Tell wee Aiden that I plan to build my team around him, if his focus is right.
"I've spoken to Aiden and I'm not anticipating any problems. I'd like to think Aiden will be wanting to light up our team.
"But, as I say, everybody has told me their opinion.
"I'll find out when I sit down and have a proper chat with him, or the day I bring him off or leave him on the bench. I'll find out the day he disrespects somebody in the building.
"But for now why wouldn't I want to work with a player like Aiden?"
I think that not only is Mowbray doing all the right things at the moment, but it would appear that he is doing them with a degree of transparency sorely lacking in recent years. It is early days yet but I for one am confident that, regardless of what happens between now and the end of his tenure, Mowbray is going to bring a lot of what has been lacking in Celtic recently back to fruition.
And win a lot of trophies too!
Yours in Celtic
Clydebuilt