Easy Money
Which phrase means “Let’s return to this later”?
Park that for now.
Eight options remain, and the group is discussing a minor ninth option.
The team has spent twenty minutes naming meeting rooms after fruit. There are still seventeen suggestions. Say the intervention.
We need to narrow this down.
The company has nine possible locations for its new office. Someone proposes a tenth.
Narrow this down.
Which tyre company created a travel and restaurant guide partly to encourage people to drive more?
Michelin
Which phrase identifies the deeper cause rather than the visible symptom?
The underlying issue…
Three departments are using completely different definitions of “successful launch.”
A manager claims that the biggest possible pilot must be the best because “bigger creates more energy.” Select the best phrase and explain the missing downside.
Let’s name the trade-off explicitly.
A budget meeting has turned into a fifteen-minute discussion about the Christmas party DJ.
Park that for now.
Which successful packaging product was originally intended to be textured wallpaper?
Bubble Wrap
Everyone says “fine,” but their voices and expressions suggest otherwise.
I’m sensing some hesitation.
Everyone approves the proposal, but nobody will volunteer to lead it.
The CEO says, “Excellent, everyone understands the plan.” Finance thinks it is a pilot, Sales thinks it is a full launch, and Operations thinks it is only a technical test. Give the complete intervention.
Before we continue, let’s get everyone on the same page about what has actually been approved.
Sales thinks “launch” means a public release. Operations thinks it means a small internal test.
Get everyone on the same page.
What unusual product did Airbnb’s founders sell during the 2008 US election to raise money for the struggling company?
Political cereal boxes: “Obama O’s” and “Cap’n McCain’s”
Sales thinks “launch” means a public release. Operations thinks it means a small internal test.
Get everyone on the same page.
Management blames poor customer service on employee attitude. In reality, the customer database crashes several times each day.
For eight consecutive months, the company has discussed a “small technical delay.” The real problem is that nobody has authority to approve the final change. Select the phrase and identify the real problem.
The underlying issue is unclear decision-making authority.
One system is cheaper but unreliable. The other is expensive but proven.
Let’s name the trade-off explicitly.
Which product became Wrigley’s main business after customers preferred the free promotional gift to the baking powder they were buying?
Chewing gum