Discovery Driven Growth is one of those books that I never feel I can do justice to on the show, because it is full of very helpful exercises for companies looking at growth possibilities, so… Read more »
Archives for 2009
Discovery Driven Growth Going to India
In a nice comment on some of the core ideas in Discovery Driven Growth, a blogger from the Hindu Business Line describes a point we make in the book as useful. That is that you… Read more »
Discovery Driven Growth in wonderful company in a review of books for CEO’s
It’s lovely to see the company we are keeping in this very thoughtful blog about our new book. Have a look at the other recommended books – I’m very flattered.
Mind-mapping to accompany our article on rethinking your business
Among other interesting news this week, which included the publication of a book review in Wharton at Work, is the appearance of our co-authored article on how to rethink your business during uncertainty in the… Read more »
Discovery Driven Growth featured in Wharton at Work
April 3, 2009The Wharton School’s electronic newsletter Wharton at Work is featuring a great review of Discovery Driven Growth.
MITSloan Management Review Article—How to Rethink Your Business During Uncertainty
Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan wrote: “The depressing headlines are only the latest manifestation of a trend that has been long in the making: the encroachment of Schumpeter’s famous “gales of creative destruction” over what… Read more »
MITSloan Management Review Article—How to Rethink Your Business During Uncertainty
Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan wrote: “The depressing headlines are only the latest manifestation of a trend that has been long in the making: the encroachment of Schumpeter’s famous “gales of creative destruction” over what… Read more »
BNET Discovery Driven Article: Use Growth Business to Promote Employees
In Jeremy Dann’s interview: “In the newly released book Discovery-Driven Growth: A Breakthrough Process to Reduce Risk and Seize Opportunity, Columbia’s Rita Gunther McGrath and Wharton’s Ian MacMillan reveal some dangerous traps that companies pursuing… Read more »
Rita’s rules for email
A blog post over at the Harvard Publishing site led me to put together my own "golden rules for email." As follows: Rita's Golden Rules for email: 1. Meaningful subject lines that tell the reader… Read more »
Rita’s rules for email
A blog post over at the Harvard Publishing site led me to put together my own "golden rules for email." As follows: Rita's Golden Rules for email: 1. Meaningful subject lines that tell the reader… Read more »
Be unafraid to change your mind - when new data come in
One of the core tenets of a discovery driven approach to decision-making is that under conditions of high uncertainty, striving to be “right” can lead you very much astray. Being right, in the sense of… Read more »
Business Week Features Rita’s Blog on the AIG Bonuses: Why the Facts Don’t Matter
March 27, 2009Businessweek online has featured Rita’s recent blog on the AIG bonuses and the way in which companies and leaders make symbolic mistakes. You’ll find the link here.