Strategic Wizard Gifts

How judicious you are/How thin you spread it

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

'Noticeboard? I forgot it was there to be honest.'

"Yes Sir, I'm still working on the 'ins and outs' of their proposal."

"Ok, do we agree the minutes of the last meeting?"

Group Think Time

'What happened to that efficiency report? I had it in my hand not two minutes ago.'

'Fred, I want you to sanitize this, punch it up, dumb it down, leak it to the media and then be fully prepared to deny it!'

'You're right. Our old safety files have become a safety concern.'

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

'I think it's time to rein in Henderson.'

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

Research and Development: Now, Never.

Stationery Shop

'Should be home soon. I'm just clearing away the usual paperwork.'

In - Out - Pending.

"The team needs LEADERSHIP, anyone have a view on that?"

'My multi-tasking turned into faulty-tasking.'

Traffic Management Strategic Group

Man with post it note

Tie Rolls

"We feel you're over analyzing things a bit too much."

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

"I've made a list of lists we need to make."

"Who ever said 'there's a time and a place for everything' never worked in this office!"

'When I registered for this class, in computer programming, nobody told me that it's all about converting caffeine into computer code.'

File Cabinets for Perfectionists

'Bring me an in basket and an out basket and some paperwork to shuffle between them.'

'He wants to hear the siren voices of the consultants.'

'You may have three mergers.'

"I'm a pragmatist, Leon. Before I put a new product on the market, I ask myself, 'Will it sell?' "

"Now that we have 10,000 employees we need a search function to find them."

'The last Doctor to go into medical records has still not been found.'

When he was between Executive Assistants, filing became a challenge for Jonathan.

'No wonder we're losing money! --This organizational chart is upside down!'