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Archives for May 2009

May 8, 2009

The Only Plan is to Learn as You Go

37Signals.com’s post: Ian MacMillan, Wharton professor of innovation and entrepreneurship, and Rita Gunther McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School, believe “the only plan is to learn as you go.” They say 1) conventional approaches… Read more »

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May 8, 2009

How to Decide in a Time of Confusion

BNet.com’s article quotes Rita McGrath extensively in its discussion of uncertain business conditions. Don’t Think You Know What to Think: When studying data or trends, watch out for confirmation bias. Simply put, managers are often… Read more »

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May 7, 2009

Why not call them “strategic guesses” rather than strategic plans?

That was an insightful idea put forth by so-called health care amateurs trying to think of ways to improve the system.  They liked the idea that planning often involves a lot of guesswork. 

Filed Under: Profitable Organic Growth

May 7, 2009

Link to “work wonk” podcast about Discovery Driven Growth

Paul McLoughlin, The Work Wonk, speaks with Rita Gunther McGrath, about her “manual” for this revolutionary approach to strategic and tactical success. Specific information to help your business or division grow. You can find the… Read more »

Filed Under: Profitable Organic Growth

May 6, 2009

Hospitality Trends features Discovery Driven Growth

A web site that caters to the hospitality industry has noted that Discovery Driven Growth is relevant to their industry’s trends.

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May 6, 2009

BNET mentions Discovery Driven Planning as key tool for handling uncertainty

May 6, 2009BNET has listed some key tools for managing under uncertainty. Discovery Driven Planning is one of them!

Filed Under: News Archives

May 3, 2009

Rita McGrath Post—Academics: Get Real—How to Fix Business Schools

To fix business schools, we academics should focus less on our reputations among our peers, and more on the connection between our research and real managers in real businesses. One consequence of the quest for… Read more »

Filed Under: News Archives

May 3, 2009

Rita McGrath Post—Academics: Get Real—How to Fix Business Schools

To fix business schools, we academics should focus less on our reputations among our peers, and more on the connection between our research and real managers in real businesses. One consequence of the quest for… Read more »

Filed Under: News Archives

May 3, 2009

Fix a Credit Card Industry Gone Awry

At Columbia Business School’s Public Offering, Rita McGrath has posted… “One of the companies I studied for my dissertation research, which dealt with how established companies build competences to tackle new areas, was Citibank (as… Read more »

Filed Under: News Archives

May 3, 2009

Knowledge @ Wharton Video Interview—Discovery-Driven Growth—The Only Plan is to Learn as You Go

For companies planning to launch new initiatives during uncertain times, it’s important “to know from the start that the plan is wrong,” according to Ian MacMillan, Wharton professor of innovation and entrepreneurship and co-leader of… Read more »

Filed Under: News Archives

May 2, 2009

Discovery Driven Growth and Football?

Those of you with an interest in football might find John Cadell’s comments on the applicability of DDG principles to the game.  They’re posted here.

Filed Under: Profitable Organic Growth

May 2, 2009

Strategy + Innovation features Rita on learning from failure

Renee Callahan, editor of Strategy & Innovation, a newsletter published by the consulting firm Innosight has featured an interview with me in their current edition.  . 

Filed Under: Innovation, Profitable Organic Growth

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