Professional Thinker Mugs

'We're looking for a CEO who would be willing to take the rap.'

The Department of Really Stupid Ideas: 'Most people think they just appear out of thin air! But the truth is, there's a great deal of very hard work involved!'

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

"Nation-building never works."

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

"Welcome to the future"

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

"Stock options for your thoughts."

"Waiting for the vaccine launch."

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

"Be patient. He'll have to visit the water cooler sooner or later."

"Boss, the AI is actually smarter than all of us! It read our business forecast, jumped up and ran out laughing!"

"Meet the author"

"It's no my fault I got a D. The system is broken."

'When I grow up, I'm either going to be an authority figure or an unimpeachable source.'

"Gee, thanks pal."

"Let me slip into something a little more thoughtful."

Employee won't think about work outside of box

Wind-generated power. Wind turbines attached to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys

"We need a best practice swim lane to leverage our core competency, move the needle outside the box, and open the kimono while keeping our ducks in a row. Can anyone give me a sustainable solution to more vertical effectiveness without getting too granula

"I don't like the looks of that!"

View to the Future

'The Questioner'

'I want you to paddle against the current.'

'I am willing to concede that the company has been underperforming of late...'

"Dad, please tell me again about that mass production and consumerism."

"Is it just a scary coincidence that the words 'changes' and 'unknown' both have 7 letters?"

"You're a genius, Shaw. This is an idea whose copyright has expired."

"Serendipity is not a strategy."

Crap from the future.

What We Thought Were Canals Are Deep Prejudices and Inequities.

'I think your father's had one of his big ideas...'

"He's his own worst enemy."

"About how if the dark ages never happened we'd be so much more technologically advanced by now."