Competitive Edge Seeker Gifts

'Maybe we should sign him before the MVP award is announced.'

You/Strength/Weakness/Your Competition.

"Looks like we found the issue."

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

How leaders fail

'Oh, and I suppose I'm the only one who's ever heard it's a 'dog eat dog world'?'

"...but the big question is, does the competition know that we don't know what we don't know?"

'And finally, there is the universal solution.'

"No, I'm not really a CEO. I just like to keep up with the Joneses."

"At least we are consistently inconsistent."

"I hope you're good, Charlie. I've only played a couple of times."

"I think we should try something a little simpler."

"If we can't find the way forward, let's find the way back."

"If the weather stays good, we could end up in a very prestigious 1992 Cabernet Sauvignon."

Squash Courts - "Insurance anyone"

'We need a product line that will stimulate our profit line.'

'Maybe we need new profit charts?'

Yale makes better lock than rival Harvard.

I want a car that says 'I've arrived' but didn't use too much gas getting there.

"Well, I'm the company sports champion! During the lunch break I ate more hamburgers than any other colleague!"

I have plenty of work harder bees. Get me more work smarter bees.

'I would like to see a little less adventure in this business venture.'

"...and, if your idea is so imaginative, innovative and original, why aren't our competitors doing it?"

'Unfortunately, we were a little off-target again this quarter.'

'We're looking for bold, innovative strategies to pretty much maintain the status quo.'

"Or should it be scrum or kanban???"

"Can you keep a secret, Fred? The truth is, I've never had a clue what curve it is I'm supposed to stay ahead of!"

'After months of analysing, we found out how to stop your downgoing profits: just find more customers who want to buy your products.'

"And for my next trick, an evidence-based strategy!"

They were long past their canine pasts, but the rare stamp brought out the beast in them.

"If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid."

'Perhaps we do need a plan 'B'.'

"Yay, we have an agenda for today's meeting!"

Trojan Chess

Man on Stilts in a Market