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 »
Archives for July 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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.
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.
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.
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.
Throw good money after bad
Rita McGrath is quoted at the CFOZone.com site in a post by Sheryl Nash. “Companies all too often stick with losing ventures despite signs of trouble, critics contend. But they acknowledge that it is often… Read more »