Decision Dynamo Pillows

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

How leaders fail

Networking

'She posted her first blog today.'

'As I see it, our choices are 'no' and 'hell no'.'

"Quick, let's make the decision before everyone else shows up!"

'Working on my computer save me loads of spare time. To do more stuff on my computer.'

'I think I'm decisive. Can I get back to you on that?'

"I'm right here. Focused!"

Engineer on the move.

'A hostile takeover just wasn't feasible, so we agreed to a hostile merger.'

Businessman has in/out boxes labeled: Stay The Course and Cut And Run.

'I need a text-mail interpreter.'

"So that is unanimous then - nobody has a clue what to do."

"Really? You'd like to be part of this?"

'Harrison will make the hard decisions and Dunwoody will rationalize them.'

"Can you believe those guys? We tell them absolutely, positively no further negotiations, and they stop negotiating!"

'The crystal ball says to buy and the 8-Ball says to sell.'

'All those in favour of my new proposal say aye. Those against, also say aye.'

Career Suicide

"Heads, we go with the analytics. Tails, we don't."

"If you want my opinion you're damned if you do and damned if you don't."

The power of the blog.

"The Oaths of the Venture Capitalists."

'Computer editing software with an obnoxious ego.' 'Look, you really don't want to say that, do you?'

"Hang on. . . I think I've got an app for that."

"Do you know why you never made VP? Indecisiveness. You're still indecisive!"

"I try to lay low after making unpopular business decisions."

'He's already surfing without nappies!'

"As you know we've made a lot of acquisitions lately, and the last one we made seems to have resulted in us buying ourselves."

'Done! We're now on Santa's 'nice' list.'

'Investors Chronicle' "How do I know whether to buy it or not?"

"I'd prefer a win-win solution – but I'm open to just a win."