"Shocked, Shocked" says my dear friend Tom Stewart of a recent report in the New York Times that Telecommunications operators felt "out of touch" with their customers. What do you mean? That call to a robot in… Read more »
Archives for 2011
Talent flows – Silicon Valley Style
This neat article offers a snapshot of who is winning and losing the talent wars in Silicon Valley among the big players (Microsoft, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.). It offers a great graphic to spark interest… Read more »
European Financial Review publishes McGrath—Finding Opportunities in Business Model Innovation
The European Financial Review, June-July 2011 has published Finding Opportunities in Business Model Innovation by Rita McGrath. To visit the site and read the article, click here.
European Financial Review publishes McGrath—Finding Opportunities in Business Model Innovation
The European Financial Review, June-July 2011 has published Finding Opportunities in Business Model Innovation by Rita McGrath. To visit the site and read the article, click here.
Interesting application of options idea to “Green” Energy programs
A colleague of mine drew to my attention an NPR story about the Federal government's plans to develop green technologies. In many ways, the approach echoes options reasoning: Many small bets Substantial upside if… Read more »
Tata Awards for Intelligent Failure
This blog post offers a nice description of Tata's awards for intelligent failure. Under the rubric "Dare To Try" the company encourages people to be willing to take intelligent risks. It's one of many company practices… Read more »
Forget college and change the world?
PayPal founder Peter Thiel thinks he has found a new way to change the world. A recent article describes how his foundation has created $100,000 grants for young superstars to put their college plans on… Read more »
Rita McGrath quoted in Modern Contractor Solutions
Ted Garrison interviewed Rita McGrath for his Seize Opportunities through Discovery-Driven Growth article: “One of the things we are seeing very strongly is that companies that are successful in these truly turbulent environments have a… Read more »
More women in top management = more success as a company
Experts and observers have long argued that there is a benefit to firms of having more women in senior decision-making roles. The reasons are many, including the importance of diversity, the fact that senior women… Read more »
Does doing good mean doing well? Research from colleague Ray FIsman
In a recent piece in Columbia Ideas at Work, my colleague Ray Fisman summarizes some research he has done on whether promising to donate a portion of one's proceeds to charity means more profits for… Read more »
Does doing good mean doing well? Research from colleague Ray Fisman
In a recent piece in Columbia Ideas at Work, my colleague Ray Fisman summarizes some research he has done on whether promising to donate a portion of one’s proceeds to charity means more profits for… Read more »
The Booth Company cites Discovery-Driven Growth
At The Booth Company: Smart companies may incur huge losses when they enter unknown territory–new alliances, markets, products, technologies. Failures could be prevented or their cost contained if managers approached innovative ventures with the right… Read more »