A strategic inflection point, a term first coined by Andy Grove in his landmark book Only the Paranoid Survive, represents a turning point for your business. In this lively Google Hangout with myself and Robots & Pencils CEO Michael J. Sikorsky, we explore a number of topics related to strategic inflection points, including: * What…
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Open Access to Sloan Management Review Articles – Today and Tomorrow Only
On March 20 and 21, the Sloan Management Review is offering open access to those interested in my work for your reading and downloading pleasure. This is a great time to re-acquaint yourself with material that I’ve published or introduce new colleagues to some of that work. In this piece, “Is Your Company Ready to…
Hear Her Roar – Women in their Fifties Will Surprise You
For as long as I can remember, the professional career path in the developed world has accommodated a linear model. In one’s twenties, you graduate with some kind of undergraduate degree, take a job and/or pursue even more education and eventually link up with an organization (or a professional career path) to which you plan…
Are all advantages now #transient? Question from a follower
I’ve been making the point for years, which is that as barriers to entry collapse, advantages last for shorter and shorter periods of time. People like Roger Martin would argue otherwise (see our back and forth in the Harvard Business Review). And there is evidence that in certain industries (banking, education, healthcare, housing, cable broadcasting,…
Fantastic Day on Innovation and new Tools in Norway, Part 1
One of the great joys of working with colleagues like Alf Steinar Sætre, of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, is the opportunity to share ideas and concepts with a variety of audiences. In this case, I was a lead faculty member in an innovative seminar program he runs that mixes executives, master’s degree students and…
Healthcare, Teamwork and more! New newsletter out
For those of you in the healthcare field, or worried about healthcare (and who isn’t these days?), you might want to have a look at my latest newsletter, which summarizes some of the themes that I see colleagues and clients wrestling with in that field. It also summarizes some of the outcomes of a team…
Beyond Innovation Theater with Steve Blank and Brian Murray
If you couldn’t be there in person for our January 10, 2017 Columbia Entrepreneurship event, here is the video reprise. It was an amazing conversation and a standing room only crowd! Have a look and let me know what you think.
Failure can be your friend – if it’s intelligent
Just out, a short video primer on how you can decrease the fear and increase the learning from failure by practicing the art of intelligent failure. Click here to view.
Innovation and Jobs-to-be-Done discussed in my latest newsletter
My latest newsletter offers observations and ideas that were discussed at two CEO Summits sponsored by Innosight and featuring keynotes by Clayton Christensen and myself. We discussed Clay’s terrific new book, Competing Against Luck, some of my ideas regarding the management of portfolios of innovation and how to tackle innovation challenges generally. Have a look…
Clearing the space for growth-on disengagement, transformation and reinvestment
With September just ahead of us, in my August newsletter I touch on why disengagement from exhausted advantages is important for renewal, share the story of Target’s transformation from a traditional department store to the “Tar-zhey” many of us enjoy today, and reflect on research that suggests that dividends and share repurchases are essentially slow-motion liquidation…