Tail-seat Strategist Gifts

'I always ask for a seat in the tail. You never hear of a plane backing into a mountain...'

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?"

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

"I haven't started playing the violin. I hide my vegetables in here!"

"He was the one everyone called 'The Greatest.' Then one day, a stranger turned up in town."

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

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

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!"

"Now, suppose some guy comes at you balanced between two blocks."

'You should have taken up the game earlier.'

'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!"

"First time visitors should always check the seating chart before entering the sanctuary."

Game changing

'At least we don't have to accomplish anything in order to go to a bowl game.'

Business Target

Board Game Hunter

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

'Don't look now, but I think we're being followed.'

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

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

'And this will be our strategic plan for the coming year.'

'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.'

"My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick-boxing!"

'This was designed for people who have mastered easy chairs and want to attempt something more difficult.'

Think Tank.

'Sir, the company's had another successful month treading water.'