Decision-making Whiz Gifts

Why Committees Move Slowly!

Traffic Management Strategic Group

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'.'

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

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."

"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."

'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.'

"We're all well aware of the madness, Phipps...where's the method?"

'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."

'All those in favour of my new proposal say aye. Those against, also say aye.'

"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!"

Career Suicide

The inevitable conflict of interest facing every crisis manager.

Illogic Tree

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

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

I hear you are good at making snap decisions.

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

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

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

Enter. Exit. Your Choice

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

The emergence of a leader.

'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'.'

Office of Strategic Scenarios: 'Best case...Worst case.'

The Do/Don't Decision Makers.

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

Higher Instincts/Middling Instincts/Baser Instincts.