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Strategy and the Fat Smoker
Strategy and the Fat Smoker
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Tyrants, Energizers and Cynics

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With so many approaches an organization can take to management, only one of these approaches will, in the long run, produce enduring profitability and abundant business generation. Why are so few firms willing to invest the time?

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NOTES FOR THE EPISODE:

00:33 – Introduction

00:44 – The evolution of short sightedness

01:40 – Tyrants

05:22 – Energizers

08:39 – Cynics

13:45 – Short-term thinkers: The enabling factor