My colleague and co-author, Ian MacMillan has been doing a fair amount of work to help companies anticipate when their customers could be dangerously over-leveraged. He’s developed a remarkably simple analytical tool that will allow… Read more »
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Paul Volcker’s critique of how our financial system has evolved
In a fascinating interview published in the Wall Street Journal, Paul Volcker lights into those who advocate for a continuation of the financial system that resulted in a spillover to the real economy, creating the… Read more »
Small businesses worried about health care costs
Earlier this year, I was highly privileged to be a keynote speaker for Tech Columbus, an organization that supports innovation and business growth in the Columbus, Ohio area. While I was there, I met Pam… Read more »
Why companies can develop adversarial relationships with customers
A reporter recently asked me to comment on why some companies seem to develop adversarial relationships with their customers. I found that a really interesting question. Adversarial relationships between customers and companies that serve them… Read more »
Resources for those (congratulations!) tagged with starting an innovation unit
Over at my Harvard Publishing Online blog I had posted about starting a new venture unit within a firm. Among the responses I received were requests for additional resources for those lucky people who are… Read more »
Business Education and many other links to very cool blogs
A colleague was kind enough to send me the link to a blog web site which itself has terrific links for people interested in business. In addition to the blogs I post on, such as… Read more »
Flexibility is at a premium when things are highly uncertain
Recently, CK Prahalad wrote a very thought-provoking article that emphasizes how much value getting fixed costs and expensive assets to a minimum when things are highly volatile. Recommended reading!
Before we depend on the cloud, maybe it better be more like the airlines
I’m just back from an amazing conference – the Microsoft Global Chief Information Officer Summit in Seattle. Which, since I’m based on the East Coast, involved a rather long couple of flights. Now, today, nobody… Read more »
Grabbing Lightning
Our good friends over at RPI (authors of the book Grabbing Lightning) have posted a great set of observations about how organizations can set up a system for truly breakthrough innovation. Among the points they… Read more »
Signs that it is time to re-evaluate that consultant
A reporter recently asked me to suggest some warning signs that it’s time to re-evaluate your business consultant. Over the years, I’ve run across many consultants, some who were just terrific and some who really… Read more »
Discount on upcoming Innovation Guru Webinar
For those of you who might be interested in the Management Roundtable’s Innovation Guru webinar series, I can offer you a discount, as one of their speakers. Head on over to the events tab on… Read more »
“Aligning the Organization for Growth” Discovery Driven Chapter now available
Harvard Business Publishing has released a chapterized version of the Aligning the Organization chapter from Discovery Driven Growth. To purchase and download, click here.