Rita McGrath commented on the impact of E-Windows on the Smartphone industry in which the “expected boost in Windows Phone 7 OS is clearly being fueled by Nokia’s decision to phase out Symbian as it… Read more »
Archives for 2012
Five things guaranteed to mess up your innovation process
Over at my HBR Blog, I posted some thoughts on things that companies often do that mess up their ability to innovate. They include: Innovation is episodic; and on again off again process Resources are… Read more »
Digital Revolution Shakes Colleges
At a Voice of America blog Rita McGrath is quoted: “Universities have been slow to change…The basic business model of our higher education has not changed since the age of Socrates. It is some guy… Read more »
How to Handle Your Cranky Boss
At Metro.US, the topic is discussed and Rita McGrath is quoted: First, know what you’re dealing with. According to Rita Gunther McGrath, associate professor at Columbia Business School, there are two types of grouches: “permanent”… Read more »
The empty innovation mantra – way to GO WSJ!
I was practically standing on the bleachers and cheering (well, metaphorically, anyway) when I read today's piece in the Wall Street Journal, "You Call That Innovation?" Innovation has fallen victim to the same thing that… Read more »
Social Media in the experimental business model stage
I'm getting a fair amount of buzz for my post over at the HBR site entitled Social Media, the Billion Dollar question. The basic argument I make there is that the whole social media phenomenon… Read more »
Education blog picks up Rita McGrath’s ideas for how digital technologies will shape education
May 21, 2012Barbara Figge Fox suggests that readers have a look at Rita McGrath’s perspective on how digital technologies will reshape education. The blog post is at this link.
Education blog picks up Rita McGrath’s ideas for how digital technologies will shape education
May 21, 2012Barbara Figge Fox suggests that readers have a look at Rita McGrath’s perspective on how digital technologies will reshape education. The blog post is at this link.
San Francisco Chronicle Yahoo article quotes Rita McGrath
“This is a company that is desperately searching for focus and identity,” said Rita McGrath, associate professor at Columbia Business School. “Absent a CEO, it really falls to the board to provide that.” To read… Read more »
How To Encourage Learning By Making “Smart Mistakes”
Gain maximum learning from each attempt. Rita Gunther McGrath and Ian MacMillan, in their classic Discovery-Driven Growth, emphasize the importance of documenting assumptions and taking steps to validate those along the way. They recommend creating… Read more »
How To Encourage Learning By Making “Smart Mistakes”
Gain maximum learning from each attempt. Rita Gunther McGrath and Ian MacMillan, in their classic Discovery-Driven Growth, emphasize the importance of documenting assumptions and taking steps to validate those along the way. They recommend creating… Read more »
Will Facebook’s IPO re-ignite growth in Silicon Valley?
The Facebook IPO sure has fuelled a lot of 1990’s style animal spirits among the investing community. The huge size ($100 Billion? Really?) and enormous interest in the social networking company has contributed to the… Read more »