My friend and colleague, Ron Pierantozzi (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) , who works with me in the consultancy Cameron and Associates wrote this blog post and I thought it was… Read more »
Thought Sparks
McGrath cited in Washington Post article on Apple CEO’s maps apology
October 1, 2012The Washington Post cited Rita McGrath referring to Apple’s long-time philosophy that customers don’t know what they want until Apple delivers it. In a departure from that point of view, CEO Tim Cook… Read more »
Might you be collateral damage in some other industry’s success?
Over at my blog at HBR, I made the observation that for many companies, the most difficult competitors to deal with are often not even in their own industries or selling similar products. Instead, it's… Read more »
Economic Times: Rita McGrath recommends innovation led growth in difficult times
The August 31st edition of Economic Times profiled Rita McGrath. “An expert on strategy in uncertain and volatile environments, McGrath recommends innovation led growth in difficult times without taking expensive gambles. More important, she guides… Read more »
Churn, longevity and the FTSE 100
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 »
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.