Decision-maker's Delight Pillows

"I might just get a pie."

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

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

How leaders fail

'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'.

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?"

'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.'

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

"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.

Choice hellhole

'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!...'

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

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

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

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

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

Fork in the trail.

Wiseguys/Smartasses/Eggheads/Smarty Pants

"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."

"Eeny, meeny, miney, mo.."

The inevitable conflict of interest facing every crisis manager.

Illogic Tree

Decision time