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Strategy and the Fat Smoker
Strategy and the Fat Smoker
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Strategy Means Saying No

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One of the hardest things for a professional to do is to turn down work and everyone has an excuse as to why they shouldn’t. We will learn why the refusal of work that is contrary to your strategy is essential to building a distinguished and special

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NOTES FOR THE EPISODE:

00:40 — Strategy is deciding whose business you are going to turn away

02:40 — Wickham Skinner’s concept of the focused factory

05:10 — Courage: The only competitive advantage

08:06 — Excuses And Risk Aversion

12:04 — Managing for the Strategy Not The Cash