Strategy Addict Mugs

The House of Commons.

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

A fight in the Boardroom.

"'Quid pro quo' is a no-no, Bradbury. Around here we say 'reciprocal altruism'."

"You're going to have to submit to peer review eventually, Bradshaw!"

'Ah, Galagher, we made good use of your proposal.'

"...but the big question is, does the competition know that we don't know what we don't know?"

Cheers For The Hollyhock Middle School Chess Team

HDQTRS division, Motor Pool and Covert Ops.

After a day long meeting, the decision, as usual, is made in the hallway.

The Trojan Beagle.

And here's the office floor plan. The numbers indicate the recommended sequence in which to step on people on your way to the top.

'Our problem is how to lower quality while raising prices...'

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

"So let's roll up our sleeves and show that America still builds the world's greatest advertising."

Target your customer.

'What are we, wimps? Are we gonna let a bunch of rabbits push us all over the field? Come on, big guys.'

"Now I'll demonstrate how, with a minimum of capital investment, you can make a mountain out of a molehill!"

'We took the old plan, folded in half, and now it's the new plan.'

'Does it bother anyone else that our entire business is based on one questionable product?'

Maybe it's now time to review our customer care strategy!"

Sales - "Any other suggestion besides getting a bigger chart?"

Game changing

'I think they're up to something.'

"It's not bulls**t if we call it strategy."

"I love fast break business success."

Business Target

'We're well positioned, but we lack leadership.'

"When it comes to online marketing, I'm puzzled."

'You should agree with me, but not all the time, Try mixing it up a little,'

'Good news from the field, sire! Attila did not like the referee's call, so he's folding up his tents, taking his ball and going home!'

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'

'You bought an F-14 equipped with an internal 20 mm vulcan gatling-type paintball gun? I think you might be taking this paintball thing a little too seriously!'