Strategy Geek Mugs

Counter-measures deployed, sir!

"Clausewitz and Sun Tzu are great, but my best strategic plans come from Pinterest."

Matteo Renzi Kamikaze

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

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

Larry's used art

A fight in the Boardroom.

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

"Unfortunately, the consumer was not as demanding as we had hoped."

'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?"

USAID Octopus Wrapping Around Globe

HDQTRS division, Motor Pool and Covert Ops.

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

"You're a genius, Shaw. This is an idea whose copyright has expired."

"Based on the feedback from advisers whom I haven't beheaded, all of my ideas are great."

"Does anyone here have a clue what it is we used to get?"

"Can we please just stick to the core business?"

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

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

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 Two Parties, Explained

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

Target your customer.

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

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

'What kind of a mission statement is that?'

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

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

'I want to discuss communication clarity.'

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

'I think they're up to something.'

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

Business Target

Game changing