Decision Enthusiast Prints

'My job is to make decisions. Your job is to make them good decisions.'

Question man

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

'We're finding out that those 'wrongs' we made 'right' were actually right after all.'

"Exactly how undecided would you say you were at this precise moment?"

'Could we finish these negotiations via e-mail? That will allow me to think before I respond to your proposals.'

'It states in his will that if he becomes brain dead he wants to go unplugged.'

"Then it's agreed. Judgment Day, whenever it comes, will fall on a Thursday, so that they'll get the long weekend."

"I might just get a pie."

Fork in the trail.

"The vote is tied. Half of us think the proposed plan is astoundingly asinine, and the other half finds it stupid beyond belief. Let's try to find a middle ground here, people!"

The inevitable conflict of interest facing every crisis manager.

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

Illogic Tree

'Narrow my options down to the good, the bad, and the ugly.'

I hear you are good at making snap decisions.

'Well, it looks like the 'yea' has it.'

"Finally I've been given some real authority. I get to choose what roast we order."

'Middle managers play tennis.'

'They've been like this ever since Mary presented her report. It's the worst case of paralysis by analysis I've ever seen!'

'So that's three 'yes' and two 'no' and one 'maybe yes maybe no'.'

Left and Right: Please be consistent.

The Do/Don't Decision Makers.

A man's health care options.

'Last week I offered to bring Bixby into the decision-making process, and he's still dithering about it!'

'I have no doubt this is the best way to choose our new associate.'

'Make up your mind, M'sieur — a hundred years from now, what difference will it make what you had for lunch today?'

I've learned over the years that for every action, there is equal and opposite blowback.

"Law or Accountancy? What d'you want to do - make money or count money?"

Digital or analog elevators.

Tasting Zoo

No Coin Flipping

"A big decision has to be made. Assemble all my 'yes' men."

"Any cocktail can be a shrimp cocktail if you just set your mind to it, and if you carry lots of loose shrimp in your pocket."

Pick a direction.