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Strategy and the Fat Smoker
David Maister's Business Masterclass
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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

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