Plan B Strategist Mugs

'I'm going to switch to plan 'B'. Our computers are down.'

'You could be a constant inspiration for us to come up with a plan to get a leg up on our competition...you're hired!'

'It has come to my attention that we need to hedge against our five-year plan.'

'OK, so I fumbled. Now can you cure it or not?'

Alternative fielding positions

"No, you dismantle your nuclear arsenal first."

'Why don't you leave the planning of our wedding to me?'

"De l'huile bouillante, pas du fromage fondu!"

Tic-tac-toe

' A new idea '

Re-Tooling Costs - "Could you be a little more precise than umpteen million?"

A military officer sits at his desk with desk trays marked 'Search' and 'Destroy.'

Traffic Management Strategic Group

"Does it ever cross your mind that we make a lot of money because no one else wants to do what we do?"

"Wentworth, could I take another look at that reorganization plan?"

'Diversify, diversify, diversify. Never keep all your eggs in one basket, unless it's Easter.'

'So, what do you want to talk about?'

'Here's a play my backup QB designed. Everyone goes long and I throw to our opponent.'

"At last, a low-level panel!"

Surge Plans.

"No, just hear him out. Maybe we are being too defensive."

"....which brings me to number one: Thinking inside the box."

'let's see if we can find any loopholes in this 'honesty-is-the-best-policy' nonsense.'

'Do you want to be red Tory or blue Labour?'

Two cows in military dress looking at a map table with a cow-design.

"While we haven't actually achieved these results yet the existence of this chart demonstrates our preparation."

Chess player looking dazed playing computer,"He's crashed."

"We can't make the perfect product, but with a little luck and a lotta data, we can make the perfect customer."

"I've come up with all the right words for our new sales strategy, now we just need to work out what order to put them in!"

'I've reviewed your core progress modules and having reassessed them in the light of new strategy targets we've decided you need a kick up the backside.'

New initiatives

"For the last time, don't run 'persistence is the key to success by me again."

The missiles had failed....so it was down to Frank....and plan B.