Strategy Enthusiast Gifts

Risk Perception/Risk Assessment/Risk Management.

'In conclusion; our major contract expires tomorrow, we have no idea what we want, and no knowledge of the market, It is time to pass this across to the Procurement Team...'

'Don't be ridiculous, man! Of course there's no 'exit strategy'!'

'Could you bring in that list of risk factors you downloaded yesterday?'

'Product diversification, I like that.'

'Don't let it throw you - It's just a negotiating tactic.'

'How are we going to achieve our goal this year?'

'You need a better long-term strategy than winning powerball.'

A fight in the Boardroom.

The Big Picture Department...

"Well you can't upset me, Timpson- what's the bad news you've got?"

"Come in, Timpson. I'd love to hear your opinions of the new marketing strategy - so long as they don't clash with mine."

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

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

'It's a simple model but it works for me!'

"What I need is an exit strategy..."

'Though we must innovate, and though we must grow, we must never lose sight of our core mediocrities.'

"Care for a merger?"

"If we succeed it will mean massive profits and if we fail probably 800 hours of Community Service."

'Setting a low bar helps us to consistently exceed our expectations.'

"Our marketing expansion seems a little haphazard."

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

"We have to develop a new way to build our customer base. Antispam software has put a dent in our marketing strategy."

'Enough small talk. It's time for big talk.'

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

I think we should go with your plan B.

They used the Good Small Business Coach, Bad Small Business Coach Approach.

"My new marketing strategy is to sell stuff to you two."

"Yes you're right: Circling the prey might be the simplest..."

"Great work! Now the problem seems highly complex in a way that we, and only we, can solve."

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

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

"Agreed, there's a middle ground between stay the course and cut and run. But I'm quite certain it's not dance and flirt."

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

"I didn't get the job: apparently, burying your head in the sand is not a good project management strategy..."