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What's your exit strategy?

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

Great Chinese Dynasties

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?"

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

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

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

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.

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

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

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

'The bad news is it's all our client's money.'

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.'

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

'I want to discuss communication clarity.'

Game changing

Business Target

"I love fast break business success."

"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."

'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!'

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

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

"Post holiday sales look similar to the crater that killed the dinosaurs."