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Archives for July 2010

July 31, 2010

Brilliant reflections on skunkworks

Ah, skunkworks.  Those small, agile units beloved of large organizations looking for the Next New Idea.  I've written about them in the past – and outlined some of the pitfalls of setting them up and… Read more »

Filed Under: Business Start Ups / Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Strategy Execution

July 30, 2010

Eroding advantage at Motorola

My colleague Alex van Putten was kind enough to forward along this interesting image from a report written by the Silicon Alley Insider.  It visually depicts the fast erosion of Motorola's competitiveness in the phone… Read more »

Filed Under: Business Strategy, Innovation, Profitable Organic Growth

July 30, 2010

Brilliant observation on managing a crisis

The BP Oil spill is only one of a multitude of crises that leaders encounter on a regular basis.  I had this in mind when I ran across this quote from Patrick Lagadec's most insightful… Read more »

Filed Under: Uncategorized

July 29, 2010

The tax man wants me to send Staples a 1099??? An exercise in absurdity

You know those moments when you read something in the paper, convince yourself that you must have misunderstood and go back to see what the article really said?  Well, I just had one of those… Read more »

Filed Under: Uncategorized

July 28, 2010

More reasons not to post in haste - what you say on facebook can be used against you!

A judge has just ruled that postings to social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace are admissable as evidence!  And you thought you were protected by blocking your messages and only showing them to… Read more »

Filed Under: News Archives

July 28, 2010

More reasons not to post in haste – what you say on facebook can be used against you!

A judge has just ruled that postings to social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace are admissable as evidence!  And you thought you were protected by blocking your messages and only showing them to… Read more »

Filed Under: News Archives

July 24, 2010

Uncertainty and risk in discovery driven planning

I was recently fortunate enough to be teaching in a very interesting program for strategy consultants at IBM.  One of their senior leaders, an ex-BCG guy, pointed out to me that I really could use… Read more »

Filed Under: Discovery Driven Planning, Growth Options / Real Options, Innovation, Opportunities

July 24, 2010

Idea generation is seldom the problem

So, you've decided that its time to get out from under that black cloud your business has been in for the last  two years and start thinking about growth again.  If you're a senior leader… Read more »

Filed Under: Innovation, Opportunities, Profitable Organic Growth

July 23, 2010

Foster Innovation at the Federal Level

Federal News Radio recently interviewed Rita McGrath about Special Innovation Units and how they could be used within federal agencies. The interview can be read and downloaded as a mp3 at Federal News Radio.

Filed Under: News Archives

July 22, 2010

Brand Management re-posts Health Insurers post

Brand Management re-posted Rita McGrath’s post We do it because we really care – health insurers try empathy.

Filed Under: News Archives

July 22, 2010

Brand Management re-posts Health Insurers post

Brand Management re-posted Rita McGrath’s post We do it because we really care – health insurers try empathy.

Filed Under: News Archives

July 22, 2010

Innovative Summer Blogging

Innovation Management recommends Rita McGrath’s Thinking the Unthinkable post at Harvard Business Review in its post about summer blogging. To read the entire post, click here.

Filed Under: News Archives

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