Entrepreneurship is one of those terms that’s a bit like the old saw about art or pornography – “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it”. If you want to bring… Read more »
Thought Sparks
Thought Sparks, the brainchild of Rita McGrath, are insightful actions, strategic ideas, actionable suggestions and innovative approaches that help organizations and leaders master the future with less fear and more confidence. New episodes of the Thought Sparks Podcast are released every other Tuesday at 11am Eastern. Prior to 2025, episodes of the Thought Sparks Podcast were known as Fireside Chats.
Dumbest moments in business 2007 - I do miss Business 2.0
Each year, I had come to look forward to Business 2.0’s compilation of idiotic things that happen in the world of business. As that magazine is now unfortunately defunct, Fortune appears to be picking up… Read more »
Google Docs Discovery-Driven Strategy
Jake Anderson, a Harvard School of Business student, has written a paper analyzing the disruptive nature of Google Docs… “Interestingly, the process of beta testing all of its programs through its general customer base continues… Read more »
Google Docs Discovery-Driven Strategy
Jake Anderson, a Harvard School of Business student, has written a paper analyzing the disruptive nature of Google Docs… “Interestingly, the process of beta testing all of its programs through its general customer base continues… Read more »
Tips for Cognitive Fitness
An article in the November Harvard Business Review recommends the following program for exercising your brain: Manage by walking about Read funny books Play games Act out (improvisation and acting) Find what you’re not learning… Read more »
Fascinating study on R&D Spending and return on innovation by Booz Allen & Hamilton
My colleague, Gray Hammond, drew attention to this year’s installment of the fascinating study of innovation conducted annually by Booz Allen and Hamilton. To access the study click here Synopsis: Booz Allen Hamilton’s annual study… Read more »
Fascinating study on R&D Spending and return on innovation by Booz Allen & Hamilton
My colleague, Gray Hammond, drew attention to this year’s installment of the fascinating study of innovation conducted annually by Booz Allen and Hamilton. To access the study click here Synopsis: Booz Allen Hamilton’s annual study… Read more »
Overcoming resistance – Monsanto’s stealth strategy
In the book MarketBusters, we strongly encourage would-be growth companies to give some careful thought to the forces that might lead to delay or resistance as the new initiatives are rolled out. One of our… Read more »
Here’s a scary statistic – consumer debt on revolving credit
For years, it has bugged me that there seems to be no political will to set up rules that would keep people from getting in over their heads on credit card debt, or that would… Read more »
Incredible shrinking economies
My colleague, Michael Schrage of MIT sent along a fascinating editorial story from the New York Times in which an observer notes that projections for the size, wealth and growth rates of emerging economies –… Read more »
Real Leading Indicators in Retail
When it comes to information that is used to make managerial decisions, it’s useful to think of it in terms of three timeframes: Lagging indicators (which are the bulk of those in use) reflect past… Read more »
Business Model Change as an industry sector evolves
Both Clayton Christensen and Geoffrey Moore have noted that players exploiting different business models are advantaged in different stages of a categories’ evolution. I’ve build on their thinking to argue the following: Stage I categories: … Read more »