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Escaping the outrage machine – Is Bluesky becoming a thing?
As my Thought Sparks guest Steven Brill points out, absence of accountability for content posted on social media sites, plus algorithms that favor…
Nov 26
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Rita McGrath
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Escaping the outrage machine – Is Bluesky becoming a thing?
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“It’s as though the Albanian army was going to take over the world”
Where better to learn about the potential and the pitfalls of AI than at MIT!
Nov 19
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Rita McGrath
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How powerful women outsmart conventional fashion design
When women first started flooding into professional workplaces in the 80’s, they faced a dilemma – what to wear?
Nov 12
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Rita McGrath
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October 2024
Are you a hammer or a nail? Insights from Princeton’s Keller Center Innovation Day
Princeton is discovering its entrepreneurial mojo, and part of that is integrating the traditional concerns of entrepreneurs – can we make something new…
Oct 29
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Rita McGrath
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Are you a hammer or a nail? Insights from Princeton’s Keller Center Innovation Day
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A bright spot on the leadership development horizon
Field notes from the final installment of my time delivering a custom executive education program for Genentech.
Oct 22
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Rita McGrath
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September 2024
We say we want adaptive behavior but we reward other things…
As part of my research for my new book, I’ve been revisiting many management classics, including Arie de Geus’ book “The Living Company.” It’s a gem…
Sep 10
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Rita McGrath
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We say we want adaptive behavior but we reward other things…
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Transient advantage isn’t going away – how AI can help with inevitable inflection points
The field of strategy has long been anchored to the idea that industries exist and that the normal state of things is in equilibrium.
Sep 3
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Rita McGrath
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Transient advantage isn’t going away – how AI can help with inevitable inflection points
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August 2024
The Perils of Great Success
Most of the time, bringing an innovation to life doesn’t work out.
Aug 13
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Rita McGrath
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Choice architecture makes its way into anti-trust: Google Ruling
The theory of monopoly has to date been firmly rooted in the analog world. Traditionally, a monopoly occurred when there was a single seller or producer…
Aug 7
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Rita McGrath
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Choice architecture makes its way into anti-trust: Google Ruling
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July 2024
Maybe Brat Summer is what a lot of us need right now
Wasn’t it amazing that Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” was able to put a feminist spin on aggressive pink?
Jul 31
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Rita McGrath
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More than money – how do you design incentive systems that drive behavior?
When people in organizations talk about their incentive systems, inevitably the conversation involves compensation. Often, it stops there.
Jul 23
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Rita McGrath
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More than money – how do you design incentive systems that drive behavior?
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Why even great predictions don’t create great solutions
Research on how well people can predict the future comes to a resounding conclusion: not well. Asking “What will happen to me?” in a future situation…
Jul 16
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