Strategy Savants Mugs

'Good - we're finally all on the same rampage.'

'That's it? That's your backup plan?'

"Fancy a game of Risk?"

'Sorry, Joe -- our only hope is to have Neil Kinnock debate her.'

"Costs have risen by 200% and we are behind schedule. We are living up to our acronym gentlemen and I am not happy about it!!"

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

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.

Bullseye!

'Now I know why the strategy guide warned against entering the 5th stage. Awesome!'

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

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

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.'

"Maybe we should have another look at the 'business as usual' idea."

'Stay with me now, people, because in Step C, things get a bit delicate.'

'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!"

Game changing

"I love fast break business success."

Decision Making Block

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

Business Target

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

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

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

'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,'

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

'You'll learn that our corporate structure is a bit unconventional.'