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 »
Thought Sparks
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 »
Top Ten Reasons Not to go Public
A reporter recently asked me about the downsides of a firm going public – why might it not be the best course of action for them? Here are my "top ten": It is a… Read more »
How to limit population growth? Ironically, increase child survival. Hans Rosling.
One of my more interesting assigments in recent years has been to be part of the design effort for the Microsoft CEO Summit. At the most recent Summit, in 2010, Hans Rosling was a main-tent… Read more »
While we’re on the subject of wrong ends of competitive waves…
It must be my week for seeing bad news in many places. I just love reading Scott Anthony's blog over at the HBR web site, where I also am a regular blogger. Scott is part… Read more »
Is BlackBerry on the wrong end of a competitive wave?
We've often talked about a "wave" of competitive advantage, in which insights form the basis for the launch of an offering, a company gets to exploit it for a while, and then inevitable erosion sets… Read more »
More female venture capitalists = more women owned growing businesses?
Really interesting article in ForbesWoman about how having more women in venture capital might lead to more entrepreneurial activity. Food for thought! Link to the article here