Decision Maker Extraordinaire Gifts

Failure - Success

Okay, now we've got a quorum!

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"I still haven't decided if I want to be unemployed as an English major or as a Communications major."

'How can we solve this problem by eating?'

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

'We're making progress. I just got a firm 'maybe'.'

'I am willing to concede that the company has been underperforming of late...'

Career Choices

Desk Boxes: 'In', 'Out', 'Could Go Either Way'.

Desk trays - 'In', 'Out', and 'It depends'.

Stop saying 'You're the boss' I KNOW I'm the boss!

"Who's ready to see what's going to happen in the fourth quarter?"

"I don't know what I want, but I do know what I don't want, and I won't know one until I see the other."

'OK, let's see who's going to be the pack horse today: Heads or tails?'

'Then it's settled. We'll make 7 million with blue handles, 5 million with red handles, 4 million with purple handles and 2 million with green handles.'

"Remember, Man of good Sense not here to do work on your behalf. Man of good Sense only here to help you on strategic level until you wise enough to overcome recession."

Traffic Management Strategic Group

'Henry was an undecided voter four years ago when he entered that voting booth, and I'm still waiting for him to decide and come home.'

"There's only one thing I hate more than a 'yes man', and that's a 'no man'!"

Medical student overdrafts...careers in the law.

'Sometimes I wish I had never sold my camels!'

'Worker or Soldier: Is that all you can suggest? Not much of a choice is there!...'

What's your most popular drink? Why do you want to know? Why base your order on what other people are buying? Don't be a follower. Be your own man. If you're unfamiliar with a drink, ask what's in it and decide for yourself whether that sounds good. Or better yet, live a little. Take a risk. Choose a drink you've never had at random and see where it takes you. You only have one life. Don't live it following in the footsteps of other people. That's kind of harsh. No, it's the name of the drink.

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I... I... I..."

'Someone round here has to make the important decisions.'

"The key to making the right decision is knowing which coin to flip."

Fork in the trail.

Wiseguys/Smartasses/Eggheads/Smarty Pants

"Use your head, follow your heart and go with your gut."

"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!"

Doubt or Certainy

"There are some specific issues concerning landing yet to be resolved but we're making good progress."

The inevitable conflict of interest facing every crisis manager.