Month: March 2020

Mastering the duality of digital: How companies withstand disruption

March 23, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article that provides results of an important research study shared in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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Building new businesses: How incumbents use their advantages to accelerate growth

March 22, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Matt Banholze, Markus Berger-de Leon, Ralf Dreischmeier, Ari Libarikian, and Erik Roth for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more…

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Disruptive innovation: A Primer

March 22, 2020

  In an article for HBR co-authored with Joseph Bower, “Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave” (January/February 1995), Clayton Christensen introduces the concept of disruptive innovation, one that creates a new market and value network and eventually disrupts an existing market…

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Focus on “Microhabits” to Change Your Behavior

March 21, 2020

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * High achievers often have lofty aspirations for self-improvement. But…

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The wit and wisdom of Desiderius Erasmus

March 21, 2020

According to James D. Tracy, Desiderius Erasmus was born October 27, 1469 [1466?], Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, and died July 12, 1536, Basel, Switzerland. He was a Dutch humanist but also, paradoxically, the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, the…

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Margin of Trust: A book review by Bob Morris

March 20, 2020

Margin of Trust: The Berkshire Business Model Lawrence Cunningham and Stephanie Cuba Columbia Business School Publishing (January 2020) Value investing depends on “margin of safety”; organizational health depends on “margin of trust” In my review of The Essays of Warren…

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“Competitive Intelligence” Shouldn’t Just Be About Your Competitors

March 20, 2020

Here is an excerpt from a classic article written by Benjamin Gilad for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email…

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The Enlightenment That Failed: A book review by Bob Morris

March 19, 2020

The Enlightenment That Failed: Ideas, Revolution, and Democratic Defeat, 1748-1830 Jonathan I. Israel Oxford University Press (January 2020) A brilliant examination of previously unexplored dimensions of the Radical Enlightenment thesis Those who have a passionate interest in world history are…

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In disruptive times, the power comes from people: An interview with Eric Schmidt

March 19, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article that appeared in the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for email alerts, please click here.…

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Help a Team Member Improve Their Follow-Through

March 19, 2020

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. *     *     * When a colleague or direct report fails to follow…

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