Efficiency Addict Mugs

Dating the efficiency expert.

Where your mind & battle are los

'Noticeboard? I forgot it was there to be honest.'

"Why can't the rest of you be more like Rollins, here? He does his homework!"

Colour Version: Living by the Clock

"That report on corporate redundancy... I'd like it in triplicate."

'What happened to that efficiency report? I had it in my hand not two minutes ago.'

'Please put that confusing mess of documents, files and folders where it belongs...in your computer.'

Late/Too Late.

"A one-word email reply... classic power move."

"Listen to this: 'Technology reduces the time we spend on a given task, but increases the number of tasks we're expected to do.' Sounds like a no-win situation to me!"

"Our new information management system has just worked out where we wasted most money last year. . . It was on the new information management system."

"I'm too busy to be stressed."

Instant Laundry Detergent, 'Just add water'.

Failure/Due Diligence

"Why can't I get anything done unless I'm totally stressed out about it?" "Is it possible to be relaxed and still be productive?" "What is wrong with my brain?" "Why don't you work better?"

"Do you think we should look again at who we invite to these meetings?"

'I solve so many work problems at home.'

'Apparently you can't fire everybody and still maintain productivity.'

"WOW...this new bike has great acceleration!"

'It's come to my notice, Simpson, that YOU'RE the glitch in the system.'

"We find it as long as you manage the inputs, the outputs will look after themselves."

"Never do today what someone else can do tomorrow."

"There appears to be a direct correlation between fewer meetings and higher productivity."

"I've tracked our GPS coordinates over the past week dad. Well, we're roaming the plains alright!"

'No, you can't just watch the end of Bargainhunt!'

'Risky, but I like it!'

'Come on, Walter, you're wasting out time! Stop using complete sentences!'

'See here, Flanigan ? what's this I hear about you going over my head to the computer?'

Production: Urgent, Rush, Super Rush.

"This crew gets 15 miles to the pound of gruel. They're very fuel efficient."

"Leadership is about more than delegating all of your work."

Three work boxes: 'IN...LIMBO...OUT': 'I think I've found your bottleneck.'

"Procurement and their stakeholder journey down the procurement pathway... Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

"We are extremely short-staffed here and you would need to be okay with that. For example I’m the janitor, but I also do interviews in between emptying trash cans."