Efficiency Skeptic Gifts

'McWit, I'm going to make you more efficient ... no matter how much it slows you down.'

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."

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

Late/Too Late.

"I'm too busy to be stressed."

Instant Laundry Detergent, 'Just add water'.

Failure/Due Diligence

"Gentleman I believe I've found a revolutionary new way for us to more productively waste our lives."

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

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

'I solve so many work problems at home.'

"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!"

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

"I've had a lot of exercise today! I jumped to several conclusions, ran my mouth on the phone, and I just cycled through 500 cable channels!"

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

'Risky, but I like it!'

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."

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

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

"At least, everybody's agreed about the next summit's name!"

"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."

"Well, I've finished the project on time and on budget!" "That means I've given you too much time and too much money!"

"We need to eliminate the middleman."

'Look! It's superwoman...and all her assistants!'

"My blood type...it's the type that doesn't like to exercise."

'Unfortunately, they're very good at what they do.'