Decision-making Skeptics Prints

'Every election day I ask myself the same question -- 'Heads or tails?''

'If I had to use one word to describe our strategy.'

'All those in favor of having anchovies on our pizza will signify by saying aye.'

'And from what we've been able to determine, this is the tweak that broke the paradigm's back.'

'I'm part of the decision-making process... I'm the 'No' part.'

"We made a miscalculation, but it's consistent with our over-all strategy."

"A few years ago, you management gurus told us to downsize until the halls echoed..."

'Well, your guess is as good as mine. Almost.'

"He's not a big fan of micromanaging."

"Get another opinion if you wish, Mr. Von Flip...But I'm confident it will still come up ' heads - we operate.'"

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

'In an effort to make this sales meeting more pleasant, I have taken the liberty of rotating our sales graph counter clockwise a full ninety degrees,'

I have decided that all future board meetings will be held before lunch.

When Downsizing has Gone Too Far...

No, you tell him the computer says he's wrong!

'I have great job security since management doesn't even know I work here.'

"When we met, Marc promised to be the wind under my wings but it turned out to be all hot air."

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

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

'And now, Henderson will introduce his 25-part plan on spontaneity.'

'Haffner, we'll have none of your common sense suggestions!'

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

'Middle managers play tennis.'

"OK, I'll be the one to say it. With all due respect, sir, that is one heck of a big 'if!'"

'I'm bringing you into the decision-making process, Ruggles. Here -- flip this coin.'

"Oh, no! Hugo's tried snorting Pimms"

Retreat. It's odd that they're urging us to charge ahead in business while we're on a corporate retreat.

'Of course we're making a lot of mistakes - this is a dummy corporation.'

'Now, I want you to get back out there and beg him for mercy!'

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

"These numbers are great! How did you folks turn our manufacturing division around so quickly?"

"These oaths aren't binding all weekend are they?"

"The shipping industry has a name for the bold type of corporate restructuring we're about to undertake..."

'The new business plan is the same as the old business plan except that, due to layoffs, we have less scapegoats to blame in case of failure.'

"I'm always making bad decisions can you correct my foresight."