Strategies Mugs

'The battle for hearts and minds was proving too difficult, so I thought we'd just make do with heads.'

SMALL BUSINESS LOANS, 'Your business plan seems to depend on winning a lot of state lotteries....'

"I'd like to enter, as defense exhibit 'A', this red herring."

'Here's our strategy. We drink straight black coffee, but we soften them up with double butterscotch cappuccino.'

'Big clients need big leaps.'

'A war with England, France, AND Germany? - What were you THINKING?'

"Taking over the web was merely Phase I. They'll be coming for us next."

Weapon of mass destruction to King's castle gambit

"I vil not stand for any more subordination."

Fred knew he was safe as long as he stayed in the puddle...

'I bit all the hands that did not feed me and now I need a diet! Please help!!"

"You own the world's most modern weaponry, yet you continue to fight insurgencies and guerrilla wars with World War II tactics."

"Is it too late for me to stop poo pooing his expansion plan?"

'Well, you knew the peace process was going to be dangerous.'

"When you read up on it you realise how complicated management is."

Archimedes helps Sisyphus

Anglo-French Naval Rivalry,1861

Exit Strategy

"Looks like we found the issue."

'If I had to use one word to describe our strategy.'

"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?"

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?'

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

'I think you are taking this elevator pitch way too literally'.

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"Here's what I'm gonna do."

"I'm afraid 'It's a surprise', doesn't cut it as a growth strategy."

"Yeah, but that one's a little bit hard to reach."

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

"I don't like getting bogged down in details. I'm more of a big-picture guy."

'I'll make my final decision on that promotion of yours, after this game.'