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stick to the knitting

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stick to the knitting

Advice suggesting companies should concentrate on their core competencies rather than diversify into areas in which they have no expertise.



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When you have someone else to whom you must report, even if you''re paying the person, and perhaps especially because you''re out of pocket, you tend to stick to the knitting and get more done than you would if you were only accountable to yourself.
John Mowbray, head of corporate affairs at Northumbrian Water, said: "When we returned to the market in May 2003 we repeatedly said we were going to stick to the knitting, concentrate on our core business and not be distracted into diversification.
 
 
 
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