Strategy Lovers Mugs

Boy he's aggressive!

Forget what the warden says. If we try to please everyone, we'll end up with an escape plan that pleases no one.

A war would have been bad enough, but losing Alsace-Lorraine in a poker game?

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

Let's get organized

A fight in the Boardroom.

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

'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

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

The Trojan Beagle.

'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!"

The House of Commons.

Game changing

"I love fast break business success."

Business Target

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

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

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

'Check with legal and find out -- maybe we're a non-profit.'

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

"Frankly, we’re concerned about your checkered past."

Challenge and solution