Problem Solver Extraordinaire Gifts

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Early Tech Support

Problem Fixer

"I work well independently. I usually correct all the problems I create."

'I've added this up six times and still can't get it to balance!'

"If you think the problem is bad now, just wait until I've solved it."

'I solved the problem of dead zones on my cell phone with a personal satellite,'

"Daylight savings? Standard time? Why don't we just change the axis of the earth?"

"Control, Alt, Delete? Okay, now what if the computer is literally on fire?"

'The details of the company's new management plan are being worked out.'

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

Dynamic Decisions

"Somewhere with no delays? No strikes? No civil unrest? The best we can do is two weeks in Hemel Hempstead."

"When your only tool is a trebuchet, every problem looks like a siege."

Computer Tangle

'I solve so many work problems at home.'

Complaint Box / Solution Box

"Fredric W. Desbrow & Son, plumbers."

boy plugging leak in a barrel with his finger

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

"Someday she'll solve the world's problems."

'Due to cutbacks, he lost his company vehicle, so he has to improvise.'

"Is this a 'GOTCHA' question?"

"Wordle in two! You hear me? Two!!"

"Looks like our days at the think tank are numbered."

"We only got up to three 'whys' and a 'what the hell'."

Brainstorm in progress.

"Managing a major project in these challenging times requires IMAGINATION, the FIRST thing I'd like you to imagine is that you have a team to help you."

"OK team, we need innovative solutions and we need 'em fast!"

'This is Martins, the office I was telling you about. She's got a real knack for texting people down from window ledges!'

"Try unplugging it and throwing it out the window."

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

"You bring up an important concern, but I'm looking for a problem that better fits my preconceived solution."

"I can't solve for X. I have a fear of the unknown!"