Old-school Strategist Gifts

"If you plagiarize from the internet, you'll get caught. Copy from books. Nobody reads books anymore."

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.'

"Any questions?"

"...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.

"Based on the feedback from advisers whom I haven't beheaded, all of my ideas are great."

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

Our Two Parties, Explained

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

Ideas Ahead of their Time

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!"

'I want to discuss communication clarity.'

Game changing

Business Target

A cat is hiding in a block of cheese to lure a mouse out of its hole.

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

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

'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.'

'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!'

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

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

"I think your going to need a business plan."

"We need to rethink our strategy of hoping the Internet will just go away."

'A good leader can lead them to water, but a great leader can also make them drink.'

'The hard part will be writing the tutorial.'

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