Planner Guru Gifts

Er! Could you take your imaginary paintbrushes and non-existent paper and do something that I can't quite remember with them... The importance of planning.

"We only got six days of funding."

"For heaven's sake, Ogden, it's vacation time! Must you make your little lists even on vacation time?"

When Engineers Crack.

'We took the old plan, folded in half, and now it's the new plan.'

"I think you might need to start again."

Deadline

Innovation & Calculation

"Do I have many meetings today?"

"Compare Calculate Contrast Before you make a move"

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

'At least we don't have to accomplish anything in order to go to a bowl game.'

'We're a non-profit organisation. We didn't plan it that way, but that's how it worked out.'

Five Ideas For Success: Always finish what you. . .

"As the new head coach, my first move will be to blow up the entire roster."

'We had no contingency plan for things going right.'

"We must kill this initiative, so let's mainstream it."

Engineer on the move.

'...and if you guys keep screwing up, I'm gonna have to start kicking some butt!'

"Whether we refer to them as lakes or ponds, it's mere semantics."

"That's it - I've had it up to here with measurement devices."

Summertime... When you go zero to 'booked up' in 3.5 seconds

Child has practiced building sand castles in snow.

"We're still trying to sort out the details."

Father Time Management

"Let's do exactly what these pundits in the halftime report said we should do. If we lose, we'll blame them!"

Bad Office Planning

'Why do it the easy way when you can do it the right way?'

Clear construction agreements are important.

"I thought an illogical framework would work better."

'Forget my mortgage application, fill this bag with money. I've decided to make a cash offer!'

"We thought we could put in the details later."

Cat Day Planner.

"I'm afraid the umbrella constitutes an enclosed space and must be taken down."

"My schedule is just nuts."