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Rita McGrath contributed to the article Spike in fiscal year-end spending driven by use-it-or-lose-it mentality at GovPro.com:

"I vividly recall people rushing into my office pleading for fast-track treatment for proposed purchases because 'the fiscal year is ending!' I would point out to them that the fiscal year for the city of New York has ended on June 30 every year since the city's incorporation in 1861, and that this hardly counted as an unexpected crisis." To read the entire article, click here.

• Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Rita McGrath recently spoke at the IESE Business School in Madrid, Spain where she gave a video interview on the topic of the event: How to Lead Growth in Difficult Times.

In the interview, she speaks about how companies can thrive in today's environment and the key factors for creating a culture of growth and innovation. She highlights several critical components of a succesful CEO and how to limit risk in today's climate. For the video interview, click here.

• Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2008

Rita McGrath's letter to Fast Company regarding their article Making Innovation Work is published in the April 2008 issue:

"Your article on Bell Labs innovation ("Mad Scientist," February) was spot-on. The notion of approaching innovation systematically and being ruthless about the allocation of resources to it (plus ensuring that the established businesses keep their mitts off of it) is one that is corroborated by years of my own research at Columbia Business School." Read full text.

• Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2008

Connected, the Columbia University Executive Education newsletter, features Rita McGrath and her colleague, Willie Pietersen, discussing Strategy is action, not just a word. Often, the reality is that "companies devolve to planning with no time for strategy," notes Rita Gunther McGrath, Associate Professor and faculty director of Leading Strategic Growth and Change. "They don't apply the same rigor to their strategy process as they do for their planning process." To read the entire article, click here.

• Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008

In a February 29, 2008 NYT article entitled Hoping to Make Phone Buyers Flip, Rita McGrath is quoted:
"There is an awful lot of pressure to keep the wheels turning instead of putting money into new innovation and development," said Rita Gunther McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School who studies innovation at big companies.

To read the entire article, click here.

• Posted: Tuesday, March 04, 2008

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