Problem-solving Maestro Pillows

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

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

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."

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

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

'We might make more progress if we try working as a team.'

Mozart on a computer,

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

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

"Is this a 'GOTCHA' question?"

Desk trays - 'In', 'Out', and 'It depends'.

'I solve so many work problems at home.'

"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."

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

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

How to identify the alarming mood swings of male menopause.

Early Tech Support

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

"We're all well aware of the madness, Phipps...where's the method?"

'Someone round here has to make the important decisions.'

'I hear what you're saying, Bert. But in my experience, most complex business problems require more than cookie-cutter solutions!'

"Never marry an engineer."

"Every single day, guys ask you for advice about women, work, sports... Haven't you ever even heard of the law of supply and demand?. . .I'd be glad to steer the downtrodden and the forlorn your way for a mere 82% of the man-to-man-talk fee."

"How on earth do you get this blasted box to open...?"

'Where you went wrong' Desk.

You May Bang Your Head Here/You May Talk To Here.

Dept. of Mathematics and Frustration.

Problem Solver Wanted

"Why run the maze when you don't have to?"

Umbrella Roof

Business Confusion