Early Strategist Mugs

"May I have your attention? For Christmas, all I want is for everyone to write a note on how smart, charming and social I am. I'm collecting college reference letters before I enter my terrible teens."

A fight in the Boardroom.

"'Quid pro quo' is a no-no, Bradbury. Around here we say 'reciprocal altruism'."

"Any questions?"

'Ah, Galagher, we made good use of your proposal.'

"...but the big question is, does the competition know that we don't know what we don't know?"

After a day long meeting, the decision, as usual, is made in the hallway.

"I haven't started playing the violin. I hide my vegetables in here!"

Sweep the board.

'How do you like my fantasy weekend so far?'

"I don't understand it! My nerd detector's going crazy!"

'Our problem is how to lower quality while raising prices...'

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

Ideas Ahead of their Time

Target your customer.

"... It's just that, when you said you had a couple of tickets to see the big game..."

"Now I'll demonstrate how, with a minimum of capital investment, you can make a mountain out of a molehill!"

'What are we, wimps? Are we gonna let a bunch of rabbits push us all over the field? Come on, big guys.'

"So what's this special distracting tactic you've developed?"

'She'll never look for me here.'

'What kind of a mission statement is that?'

'We took the old plan, folded in half, and now it's the new plan.'

Maybe it's now time to review our customer care strategy!"

'You both know the rules -- walk 1 paces, turn, and tee off on each other.'

Game changing

Business Target

Board Game Hunter

"It's not bulls**t if we call it strategy."

"I finally cleaned my room. You don't think she'll look in the yard, do you?"

'Don't look now, but I think we're being followed.'

'We're well positioned, but we lack leadership.'

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

"When it comes to online marketing, I'm puzzled."

'And this will be our strategic plan for the coming year.'

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'