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Assumptions we need to question now
My area isn’t geopolitics. I’ve been hesitating to opine about the horrible situation in Ukraine. It took a lot of people by surprise because Russia’s…
Rita McGrath
Mar 15
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Uncertain about the future? A well-defined strategy can help
The word “strategy” has come to mean anything in an organization that is important. But great strategies drive real purpose and decision-making. Define…
Rita McGrath
Jan 4
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The Facebook Inflection Point Materializes
When your business model depends on profiting from your users’ ignorance, eventually the gig will be up. So it seems to be for Facebook, or Meta, which…
Rita McGrath
Feb 8
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You can’t avoid the digital dimension of your business, even if you wanted to!
Asking what your digital strategy is today is a lot like asking what your electricity strategy was at the turn of the last century. Seems absurd. Yet…
Rita McGrath
May 3
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When terrible things happen to good innovation projects…
OK, we have finally realized that innovation and transformation are not optional for the long run well-being of a large enterprise. But that is a far…
Rita McGrath
Apr 5
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It worked great, until it didn’t: The surprising, but perhaps foreseeable, shutdown of Drinkworks
Two companies needed a new growth vector. One was great at branding alcoholic beverages. The other was great at making home appliances that customers…
Rita McGrath
Feb 1
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What Everybody Ought To Know About Planning Under Uncertainty
The article “Discovery Driven Planning” was published in 1995. The book-length treatment came out in 2009. And yet, we’re only now catching up to what…
Rita McGrath
Apr 19
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Your business is already in trouble, you just haven’t noticed it yet
It’s always astonishing in hindsight, looking at a business that got itself into deep, dark, trouble, how many warning signs there were. ‘Tis the…
Rita McGrath
Apr 27, 2021
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Positioning: Beyond the Statement
Developing a positioning statement is often done as a fill-in-the-blank “Mad Libs” exercise. The power of insightful positioning, however, goes right to…
Rita McGrath
Oct 5, 2021
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The essential art of smart politics
All too often, when we think about dealing with politics at work, it conjures up toxic and negative feelings. But if you want to make big ambitious…
Rita McGrath
Mar 1
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Maybe the answer to the back to work puzzle is to look beyond the office
Offices are much maligned, much beloved and at the center of a new(ish) tussle between people who hire people and people who take those jobs. A cottage…
Rita McGrath
Feb 22
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Mind Your Introductions! A Short Essay in advance of National Imposter Syndrome Day
Imposter syndrome – that sneaking feeling that you are not worthy – can be crippling. It is especially problematic for people who are not in the…
Rita McGrath
Apr 12
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