Summary
In March 2005, David Maister was overweight and nearing his fourth decade of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. After suffering a series of medical problems, he began the arduous process of diet, exercise and going cold turkey.
While this was obviously beneficial from a health standpoint, Maister's turnaround also became the basis for his fifth book on business management, "Strategy and the Fat Smoker."See the full content of this document
Extract
'Strategy and the Fat Smoker'
Maister's book isn't about low-fat foods, but a recipe book aimed at showing managers of professional service firms how they can get company executives and employees to implement - and stick to - changes they already know would be good for them.
"Much of what individuals and firms do in the name of strategic planning is a complete waste of time and about as effec...See the full content of this document
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