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

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

"Does our improvement really need to be so continuous?"

Executive at desk, thinking: 'I plan strategically, therefore I am.'

'What if this time, more heads has made us more stupid?'

Isn't 'To rule the world' a little too grand in scale?

"Remember, in this negotiation you're the 'Paula Abdul.'"

"Now at this point reality intruded."

Challenge and solution

"We need to develop a long term strategy to achieve consistent quick fixes."

'Our concept is simple. We intend to lose money on every sale but make it up on volume.'

'It basically boils down to you need to do stuff better.'

"Nobody said it would be easy!"

Ed discovers that building his greenhoue outside the leftfield wall was a huge mistake!

"As you know, all options are on the table."

Two cows in military dress looking at a map table with a cow-design.

"Dammit, Higgins, we don't need simple explanations, we need complicated excuses!"

"Can you believe those guys? We tell them absolutely, positively no further negotiations, and they stop negotiating!"

'If we happen to experience deja vu, let's make sure we do some things differently.'

The Best Laid Plans

"The way forward is clear."

Weighing up strategic needs vs. immediate needs.

Operator torn between 'option 1' and 'option 2'

"So our agreed strategy is to dominate the market and it creeps profits by 670%. Anybody any idea how to do it?"

'To err is human. To really screw up requires a plan.'

'No wonder we're lost - you're holding the map upside down.'

I'm weighing the risk against the reward.

"Why didn't I think of that?"

"How long has it BEEN upside down?"

'If you are wondering why I always have a smile, in the face of adversity, it's because I have you as a scapegoat.'

"What a beautiful day for a takeover battle."

Two steps backwards-one step forward.

Don't forget that idea...we need the light to find our way back home.

The grand scheme

"Remarkable, but I'd feel so much better about it if we knew what the hell we're doing right."