Mini Strategist Gifts

Boy holding power doesn't want to share.

'We don't need our own stand. Just have your mom buy all the lemons at the store so we've cornered the market and can name our price!'

A fight in the Boardroom.

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

'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!"

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

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

Target your customer.

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

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

'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!"

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

Board Game Hunter

"Compare Calculate Contrast Before you make a move"

Game changing

Business Target

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

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

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

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

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

'You should agree with me, but not all the time, Try mixing it up a little,'

'Good news from the field, sire! Attila did not like the referee's call, so he's folding up his tents, taking his ball and going home!'

"It failed the stress test."

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

Think Tank.

'Alternatively you can just focus on the CUSTOMER!'

'Sir, the company's had another successful month treading water.'

'With 5% spent on talent, 5% on production, and 90% on marketing...I smell WINNER!'

Thinking both inside and outside the box.