Decision-making Buff Gifts

"Unless you have a better idea."

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

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

'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'.'

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

"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."

"I might just get a pie."

"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.'

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

'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.

"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!"

The inevitable conflict of interest facing every crisis manager.

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

Illogic Tree

'Unfortunately when our last window of opportunity opened up, we mistakenly crawled out of it rather than into it.'

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

'Well, do you want to sign up or not?' - 'Um...yes and no.'

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

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

Business cartoon of businessman in his office, a stop sign and nameplate that reads 'decisions stop here'.

I hear you are good at making snap decisions.

"Take this box of rumors, innuendo and hearsay and turn it into decisive leadership."

'You may choose either everlasting life or whatever is behind the curtain.'

Enter. Exit. Your Choice

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

The emergence of a leader.

'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'.'