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 »
Thought Sparks
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.
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.
Sign of the times - overheard at the Whole Foods Market checkout this morning
Whole Foods Market is running a promotion in which shoppers can donate at the checkout to support making micro-credit loans to impoverished people in the less developed world. As part of the promotion, the cashier… Read more »
Rita McGrath comments on personal branding in these difficult times
March 26, 2009Dan Schawbel interviewed Rita for his personal branding blog. Among the topics discussed were how small businesses can grow in these tough times, steps to take to reinforce a personal brand, and what… Read more »