Comments on: Book Review: Strategy and the Fat Smoker http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/2009/03/25/book-review-strategy-and-the-fat-smoker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=book-review-strategy-and-the-fat-smoker Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Information Technology Driving Your Strategy » Strategic Product Manager http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/2009/03/25/book-review-strategy-and-the-fat-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Information Technology Driving Your Strategy » Strategic Product Manager Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:23:53 +0000 http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/?p=274#comment-1272 [...] the review of Strategy and the Fat Smoker we learned that strategy is a set of rules or guidelines that tell you how to go about making [...] [...] the review of Strategy and the Fat Smoker we learned that strategy is a set of rules or guidelines that tell you how to go about making [...]

]]> By: Stewart Rogers http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/2009/03/25/book-review-strategy-and-the-fat-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Stewart Rogers Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:24:55 +0000 http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/?p=274#comment-364 Thanks for your comments Michael.<br>Stewart Thanks for your comments Michael.
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]]> By: Stewart Rogers http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/2009/03/25/book-review-strategy-and-the-fat-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Stewart Rogers Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:24:55 +0000 http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/?p=274#comment-41 Thanks for your comments Michael.<br>Stewart Thanks for your comments Michael.
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]]> By: Michael Ray Hopkin http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/2009/03/25/book-review-strategy-and-the-fat-smoker/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Michael Ray Hopkin Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:27:57 +0000 http://www.strategicproductmanager.com/?p=274#comment-40 Stewart, this looks like a great book; thanks for sharing your review. Nice takeaways. One of the hardest things for companies (and people) to do is turn away business. However, I've seen enough "bad customers" to know that it's not only a good practice, but imperative to your company's progress. <br><br>The third takeaway is spot on. Companies with the right strategy will help their people succeed. When a firm is structured to help its people succeed, it succeeds by default. -Michael Stewart, this looks like a great book; thanks for sharing your review. Nice takeaways. One of the hardest things for companies (and people) to do is turn away business. However, I've seen enough “bad customers” to know that it's not only a good practice, but imperative to your company's progress.

The third takeaway is spot on. Companies with the right strategy will help their people succeed. When a firm is structured to help its people succeed, it succeeds by default. -Michael

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