The headlines are all around us – I just returned from a fascinating session in Seattle at the Microsoft Global Chief Information Officer summit to a pile of newspapers screaming “Washington Mutual Goes Under” and… Read more »
Archives for September 2008
Business Insights Blog: Interview with Rita McGrath
Business Insights blog is publishing excerpts from an interview with Rita McGrath: “In order to avoid becoming complacent with your clients, you’ve got to keep your eyes open. Creating benchmarks in the market will help… Read more »
Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan cited in Forbes
The Forbes article excerpts From Strategy to Execution: Turning Accelerated Global Change into Opportunity by Clayton Christensen and cites Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan as follows: “Instead, companies should focus on progress-tracking metrics such as… Read more »
Business Week.com features Rita McGrath’s Harvard’s Dynamic Strategies blog post
Business Week has featured Rita McGrath’s August 27, 2008 post at Harvard Business entitled Cut Costs like Avon — Not Home Depot. The Business Week post is here.
Business Week.com features Rita McGrath’s Harvard’s Dynamic Strategies blog post
Business Week has featured Rita McGrath’s August 27, 2008 post at Harvard Business entitled Cut Costs like Avon — Not Home Depot. The Business Week post is here.
Real Options, the Living Dead, and how to play the possibility of failure in the financial markets
I’m a big fan of thinking of bets in highly uncertain environments in terms of options. With growth options, I usually advise thinking of new opportunities as options – in which you place a small… Read more »
Management Techniques actually work!
If you didn’t catch the article by Scott Thurm in today’s Wall Street Journal, you should check it out. He reports that researchers from Stanford University, the London School of Economics and the consulting firm… Read more »