For a project that ended up taking me a lot longer than I had hoped, I've been doing some research into the FTSE 100, that index of super-large companies traded on the London Stock Exchange… Read more »
Archives for 2012
Cisco’s John Chambers and the dangers of “change management”
There is a fascinating interview with Cisco's John Chambers in Bloomberg's Businessweek. In it, he refers to some issues that are of increasing importance to more and more companies in increasingly competitive sectors of our… Read more »
Losing Ralph Biggadike - The World is a Poorer Place without him
Ralph passed away last week. I am staring unhappily at those words even as I write them. You can read the school's official note about Ralph at this link. My memories of Ralph go back… Read more »
Specializing in Seniors: Limiting, or Limitless?
At the Selling to Seniors site, Rita McGrath is quoted “Businesses might do well to specialize in Boomers and seniors,” says Rita Gunther McGrath, if it’s the right space for them. “It really comes down… Read more »
Rita McGrath named one of Top Professors on Twitter
The LDRLB Leadership, Innovation and Strategy blog has named Rita McGrath one of its Top Professors on Twitter in the Strategy category. “At LDRLB (@LDRLB), we draw much of our content from the research and… Read more »
Rita McGrath quoted by Washington Post re Facebook stock value
In the Business Section of the Washington Post, an article entitled Facebook stock decline shows Wall Street is wary of give-it-away-free approach, Rita McGrath is quoted: “Free serves purposes, but you have to go beyond… Read more »
The IBM EBO Process is one I’ve admired for a while
One of the most persistent problems with innovation is that the structures and practices that foster doing something new are quite different from those that foster getting great results from today's core business. A company… Read more »
CNN Interviews Rita McGrath about the Olympics and Business Values
You can view the interview here.
CNN Interviews Rita McGrath on the Chick-Fil-A’s Controversial Stance
Rita McGrath was interviewed by CNN Business on Chick-Fil-A’s controversial anti-gay position. View the interview here.
CNN Interviews Rita McGrath on the Chick-Fil-A’s Controversial Stance
Rita McGrath was interviewed by CNN Business on Chick-Fil-A’s controversial anti-gay position. View the interview here.
Recording of Webinar “Five way to Tell if Your Innovation Process is Dysfunctional” now available
Those of you who couldn't make the webinar in real time can tune in to it in recorded fashion by visiting this link: http://columbiabiz.webex.com/columbiabiz/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=5550107&rKey=a154aeebc7846a27 During the 30-minute complimentary webinar, I discuss five of the most… Read more »
Disruption visits law firms
Be a doctor or a lawyer – that was once the route to a guaranteed good life. Both professions are seeing an erosion of that premise, with legal work being the most dramatic victim. … Read more »