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Archives for February 2009

February 24, 2009

Rita presenting Discovery Driven Growth at SXSW

The link to the listing is here.

Filed Under: Discovery Driven Planning

February 24, 2009

Discovery Driven Planning - a resource for social entrepreneurs

We are often asked how to apply discovery driven planning concepts to not-for-profit and social enterprises.  I recently ran across the book Enterprising Nonprofits which uses the technique to apply to growing socially important businesses. … Read more »

Filed Under: Discovery Driven Planning

February 24, 2009

Discovery Driven Planning - a presentation on the web

I also ran across this presentation from one of our entrepreneurship professor colleagues – it’s a nice overview of business planning in a venturing context. 

Filed Under: Discovery Driven Planning

February 24, 2009

Discovery Driven Planning featured on marketing web site

For those of you interested in different applications of the discovery driven planning idea, you might want to visit the Market Remarks web site.  Sunil Sharma, who runs the web site has also incorporated a… Read more »

Filed Under: Discovery Driven Planning

February 23, 2009

“If you’re so rich, why aren’t you smart?” Observations from Jeff Sonnenfeld

My good friend, Jeff Sonnenfeld, had a few sharp words to say about inflated executive pay and the state of leadership among some of our most prestigious institutions. Thought I would pass it along: Opinion… Read more »

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February 23, 2009

“If you’re so rich, why aren’t you smart?” Observations from Jeff Sonnenfeld

My good friend, Jeff Sonnenfeld, had a few sharp words to say about inflated executive pay and the state of leadership among some of our most prestigious institutions. Thought I would pass it along: Opinion… Read more »

Filed Under: Uncategorized

February 23, 2009

Reacting to a downturn - Floyd Norris of the New York Times

I ran into Floyd in Davos, and he picked up an observation I made about how people respond to bad news.  You can find it at this link. The essential idea is that there is… Read more »

Filed Under: Uncategorized

February 17, 2009

A Conversation…Obstacles to Innovation-Led Growth

Connected of Columbia Business School interviewed Rita McGrath on Obstacles to Innovation-Led Growth. Connected: Professor McGrath, we know that the economic slowdown is having a detrimental effect on many businesses. How is the current economy… Read more »

Filed Under: News Archives

February 17, 2009

A Conversation…Obstacles to Innovation-Led Growth

Connected of Columbia Business School interviewed Rita McGrath on Obstacles to Innovation-Led Growth. Connected: Professor McGrath, we know that the economic slowdown is having a detrimental effect on many businesses. How is the current economy… Read more »

Filed Under: News Archives

February 9, 2009

Shrinking banks - a visual that just about says it all!

My esteemed colleague Ian MacMillan sent over a visual that just captures the zeitgeist.  Isn’t this just amazing? shrinking_banks_(2).pdf

Filed Under: Uncategorized

February 8, 2009

From Davos:  How Al Qaeda Ends

This is a little off the beaten track for me, but it is one of the reasons that people go to Davos – to learn about things they would normally not hear about.  While at… Read more »

Filed Under: News Archives

February 8, 2009

News flash!  Recession promotes customer centricity

A small piece in the Wall Street Journal on February 6 caught my eye. It noted that GE CEO Jeff Immelt has ditched the corporate jet for trips to Washington and is now discovering the… Read more »

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