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Are you a CEO or Managing Partner who wants to stay in touch with current business thinking? A junior professional who wants to fast-track your career? Leading business author, global consultant and former Harvard Business School professor, David Maister Preeminent business author and global consultant David Maister presents this enhanced podcast series exploring the themes found in his new book Strategy and the Fat Smoker. Each episode is accompanied by a supplementary pdf discussing the related chapter from David's new book.
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 (0mb) The Chief Executive?s Speech - Chapter 18 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Ebook summary of chapter 18
 (0mb) The Chief Executive?s Speech Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) In this episode, we will examine a speech that was written for a newly titled CEO. We will see how these executives can take the first step in leading firm wide accountability and forward momentum.
 (0mb) The Trouble with Lawyers - Chapter 17 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E book summary of Chapter 17
 (0mb) The Trouble with Lawyers Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) What in law firm culture differentiates itself from virtually any other type of firm in the realms of management, collaboration and relationship building? In this episode, we explore what makes law firms different and what can be done to improve the s
 (0mb) Managing The Multidimensional Organization - Chapter 16 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) ebook summary of chapter 16
 (0mb) Managing The Multidimensional Organization Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Internal collaboration becomes increasingly difficult as a firm grows and diversifies. We will look at some of the issues that come up and some possible solutions.
 (0mb) The One-Firm Firm Revisited - Chapter 15 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Ebook summary of chapter 15
 (0mb) The One-Firm Firm Revisited Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) This episode revisits five firms named in a 1985 article entitled ?The One-Firm Firm?. We will discuss the differences in these firms and the pertinence of the article 23 years on.
 (0mb) Selecting A Leader: Do We Know What We Want? - Chapter 14 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 14
 (0mb) Selecting A Leader: Do We Know What We Want? Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Often, the guidelines an organization sets for what it expected of its managers are unclear at best. This episode focuses on setting non-ambiguous, non-contradictory standards for selecting leaders.
 (0mb) Accountability: Effective Managers Go First - Chapter 13 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 13
 (0mb) Accountability: Effective Managers Go First Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Often, management neglects its own stake in the betterment of the organization as a whole. We will look into ways that managers can become accountable for their own work and improvement and serve as an example to the whole of the organization.
 (0mb) A Great Coach in Action - Chapter 11 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 12
 (0mb) A Natural Manager Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) In this episode we will examine the intuitive managerial approach of Jerry Labbate and clarify the lessons you can take to maximize your managerial effectiveness.
 (0mb) A Great Coach in Action - Chapter 11 Wed, 21 May 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 11
 (0mb) A Great Coach in Action Wed, 21 May 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) The key to great coaching lies in a persons ability get another to commit to goals on their own terms. This episode looks into ensuring that those in managerial roles have the attitudes, skills, and behaviors of a skilled coach.
 (0mb) Why Most Training is Useless - Chapter 10 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 10
 (0mb) Why Most Training is Useless Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Too often, companies look to training as a stand-alone solution for behavioral changes in their employees. However, training is a wonderful last step in a committed process towards a common goal, but an almost useless first step.
 (0mb) Tyrants, Energizers and Cynics - Chapter 9 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 9.
 (0mb) Tyrants, Energizers and Cynics Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) 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?
 (0mb) Doing It for the Money - Chapter 8 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 8.
 (0mb) Doing It for the Money Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) The basis for any successful marketing effort is the ability of the provider to convince the buyer that they are truly interested in them and are genuinely trying to help. This is however, rarely the focus of marketing discussions within any firm.
 (0mb) The Friendship Strategy - Chapter 7 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 7.
 (0mb) The Friendship Strategy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Trusting relationships in business are built on the same formulae as trusting relationships in personal life. We will look into some of the cues one can take from personal life to enhance ones professional standing.
 (0mb) Do You Really Want Relationships? - Chapter 6 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 6.
 (0mb) Do You Really Want Relationships? Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) The Fat Smoker Syndrome, the inability to do the things we know will help us accomplish our long-term goals, finds no better illustration than in the area of client relations. We will look into different types of client relations and relative merits of
 (0mb) What's Our Deal? - Chapter 4 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 5.
 (0mb) What's Our Deal? Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) For any organization to achieve a unified, forward momentum, it must first have a solid set of rules and goals for its members to agree upon. We will discuss a number of integrating concepts aimed at getting all players on the same page.
 (0mb) Are We In This Together? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Firm-wide strategy often assumes firm-wide consensus. However, it is rarely the case that all players within any given firm are team oriented. We will discuss some of the widely held player preferences and prescribe alternatives in dealing with them.
 (0mb) Are We In This Together? - Chapter 4 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 4.
 (0mb) It's Not How Good You Are, But How Much You Want It - Chapter 3 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 3.
 (0mb) It's Not How Good You Are, But How Much You Want It Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) A career path is rarely a series of logical steps towards resulting in an ultimate goal, but is more often a series of experiments seen through by the drive and determination to find the next challenge. We will explore this principle in this podcast.
 (0mb) Strategy Means Saying No - Chapter 2 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 2.
 (0mb) Strategy Means Saying No Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) 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
 (0mb) Strategy and the Fat Smoker - Chapter 1 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) E-book pdf summary of chapter 1.
 (0mb) Strategy and the Fat Smoker Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) A strategy, like any other lifestyle altering decision, requires the discipline stick to the plan. Without this determination, most strategic planning is a complete waste of time. We will discuss the tools necessary to do what is obvious but not easy
 (0mb) Summary Proverb Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) We will close this series with a proverb that I use to conclude many of my seminars. It illustrates that what most businesses need, is not clarification on what is the right thing to do, but the courage to not give in to short term gratification.
 (0mb) Earning a Relationsip Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Everything in we want in life must be given to us by another human being. This being the case, a key question in the early stages of a relationship is, how do you get another human being to want to give these things to you?
 (0mb) Dynamos Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Professionals at any given time can be one of three things: dynamos, cruisers or losers. What are the percentages in your organization and how will you as a manager motivate and excite in order help under-performers and create dynamos?
 (0mb) Think of Work Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Marketing services that excite you to clients that you are interested in brings the odds of winning business significantly higher. However, this appears to be the route less taken in most professional lives. The question is, is this acceptable?
 (0mb) Getting Hired by New Clients Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) sides of the fence. We will discuss how to thwart this cycle at the root by demonstrating your capabilities first and building a reputation as a trustworthy provider.
 (0mb) Experts vs. Advisors Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) In the marketing of professional services, you can come across in one of two ways to the buyer. You are either interested in them, or you are interested in their cash. We will show why the former is the key to successful business marketing.
 (0mb) Marketing To Existing Clients Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Most professional organizations spend the overwhelming majority of their non-billable, business generating hours on chasing new clients even though it has the least probable R.O.I. We will examine the alternatives and their relative effectiveness.
 (0mb) Rules of Relationships Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) There is far more to building a relationship than the point of any given conversation and there is no ?going through the motions? or baseline communications. Learn two of the most important aspects of communication in relationships.
 (0mb) Romance and Sincerity Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) In business development it is too often the case that professional strive for the transaction in the short term and neglect the essential foundations for building a lasting business relationship. We will discuss two distinct mindsets for coming to mark
 (0mb) How We Buy Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) All marketing and selling questions boil down to one basic query: How do people buy? To learn the answer to this, one only needs to look as far as their own experience in buying to find that it?s not only about qualifications but also about trust.
 (0mb) What We Hate About Those People Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Often times there is a degree of laziness in communication on the part of the professional that is incredibly alienating to the client. Learn a simple exercise that will help you better understand and fulfill your clients? wants and needs.
 (0mb) Where Should Marketing Time Go? Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) The standard marketing practice of proposals and assertions fails in respect to building relationships. We will discuss one of many tactics aimed at earning and deserving existing and new client business through demonstration rather than assertion.
 (0mb) Accountability Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) In order for the employees of an organization to raise their performance, those in managerial roles must first be held accountable for their own performance. We will discuss one way that this accountability could be installed inside an organization.
 (0mb) Managing Dad Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Commonly used tactics in management such as performance appraisals, go against every rule of family life. In this episode, you will learn how the interpersonal, emotional, and psychological skills implemented in family interactions are the very same th
 (0mb) Using Language to Get What You Want Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Careful attention to language and an understanding of the best way to present issues are key interpersonal skills. Listen to and learn from an example of phenomenal use of language.
 (0mb) Train a Pigeon Mon, 28 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Getting another human being to fulfill their potential is a general process akin to the process of parenting or coaching. What are the steps to unleashing the true potential within an individual?
 (0mb) Getting Others to Give You What You Want Mon, 21 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Everything you want in life must be given to you by others. The key question in getting what you want is whether you engage with others as ?them?, people you want something from, or as ?us?, people who are part of a relationship with you.
 (0mb) How Managers Should Spend Their Time Mon, 14 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Often times, the coaching or managing role of a professional group leader is neglected in favor of revenue generation and client service. Learn the various reasons that this is a poor economic choice and ways to invest in and nurture the coaching role
 (0mb) Excitement Mon, 07 May 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Organizations accomplish their missions when the people who comprise that organization are excited and passionate about their work. Learn how to create this environment in your workplace.
 (0mb) Not Qualified to Manage Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) The main trait that qualifies a manager is not about intellect or rationality. The job of the manager is to build organizations that accomplish their mission through an ability to deal with people as people.
 (0mb) Managing Works Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Motivating people to perform to their greatest potential is a multifaceted skill. Learn the traits, tactics, and dialect to be an effective manager.
 (0mb) The Fat Smoker Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) All companies know what they need to do to be successful. The trick is to have the determination and courage to not give into the temptation of short-term gains.
 (0mb) Survey Results Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) The goals of an organization are only attainable through the mobilization of the organization as a whole. How does your organization measure up?
 (0mb) Strategy is Standards Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) In order to succeed, a professional firm must have values, principles and standards. These should not exist as goals or aspirations, but as solid bottom lines that the professionals within the firm must live up to.
 (0mb) Profit Formula Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) In business many factors lead to ultimate financial and business success. The challenge is to identify which factors tend to drive other factors and hence, where you really should start to launch the sequence that leads to ultimate profitability.
 (0mb) Sustaining the Momentum Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Burnout, the imposter syndrome and the motivation spiral are all key components in a loss of momentum. How does the high-flying professional maintain the momentum that has brought them to their esteemed position?
 (0mb) Avoiding Procrastination Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) One of the most common plagues in professional life is procrastination. The key is: Don?t panic! Learn this and several other tools for dealing with this phenomenon.
 (0mb) Self Promotion Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Self-promoting and networking are sometimes the hardest thing for professionals to do. Learn tips and techniques to get past your resistance and tap into your potential for success in self-promotions in any context.
 (0mb) What Kind of Provider Are You? Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Over the course of your career development, what is it that you will be recognized for? Through the presentation of a conceptual model, learn four distinctive roles you can play on your path to greatness.
 (0mb) A Natural Manager Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Learn crucial effective management lessons from the intuitive managerial approach of Jerry Labbate.
 (0mb) Learning to Manage Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Accepting the role of manager means accepting the responsibility not only for your own actions, but also for the actions of your entire organization. Learn the necessary skills to excite, energize, organize, and produce with your team.
 (0mb) Managing Your Boss Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) How do you insure a proper understanding of the wants and needs of the client or boss who delegates the task at hand? Become skilled at RECEIVING the work assigned to you ? and find the confidence to take the initiative to do the job right.
 (0mb) Relationships and Romance Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Building mutually beneficial, mutually supportive relationships is as important in business as it is in personal life. You can improve your relationships with the Six Rules of Romance.
 (0mb) Earning Trust Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) How do you cultivate trust in the early stages of a business relationship? The key to being trusted is being truly trustworthy. Learn to master the four main components that convey trustworthiness.
 (0mb) Cultivate the Habits of Friendship Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Developing your interpersonal skills can improve both your personal
and professional life. It is never too early (or too late!) to learn
how to earn and deserve trust.
 (0mb) It's About Time Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:00:00 -0500 Author: david@davidmaister.com (David Maister) Learn powerful exercises to harness your most valuable professional asset: non-reimbursed time. To neglect your non-billable hours is to neglect your future.
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