by Michael Wade:
There are certain lines that signal impending doom. Common ones are:
Let’s run it by Finance.
The CEO’s spouse has a special interest in this topic and just wants to see the plan.
We tried something sorta like that seven years ago but the analyst is no longer with us.
The sales people made a few promises to seal the deal.
The lawyers just want to insert some language.
It’s simply a “get acquainted” meeting and should last no longer than ten minutes.
As you may know, I’m a people person.
And then you have ten minutes to switch planes in Atlanta.
All of the documentation was on Gloria’s computer.
The CEO read a fascinating management book the other day. It’s written by a goat-herder in Tanzania.
It’s a new rental car company but they gave us a smoking deal.
We put Ed in charge of the PowerPoint. He’s prepared 50 slides.
This will be really simple. Trust me.