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November Roundup

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Rita McGrath
Dec 15, 2022
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Discover This!  A collection of ideas to spark your thinking, by Rita McGrath

November Happenings 

After a two-year wait, I finally made it to Dublin to attend the Business Excellence Institute’s awards gala, at which I was inducted into their Excellence Hall of Fame.  It was held at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin – a great group of attendees and delightful conversation, topped off with a Fireside Chat.  And hey, why not have a little fun at an awards program?

We then headed to Vienna where we joined colleagues at the annual Global Peter Drucker Forum at the very glamorous Hofburg (royal palace).  A great gabfest on the topic of performance, featuring many prominent leading thinkers, and a gala dinner as well! 

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Some reflections on the Global Peter Drucker Forum in this note.  

How lying as a business model is catching up with Meta.  

Autonomous cars?  Despite the hype, they’re still a long way off.  Here’s why.  

Ford was all-in on autonomous driving, um, until it wasn’t.  

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NEWS

Fun webinar with Prosymmetry – Resource Misalignment:  A Hidden Innovation Killer.  Watch the replay here. 

Discovery Driven Planning – Presentation for the Business of Software Conference, including an overview of a cool new tool that we have developed (The SparcHub System).     

Stop Flying Blind!  Simple interventions can immediately increase the richness of information you receive as a leader.  

Roger Martin and I debate the nature of competitive advantage.  Is it transient? Yes, and no! 

Tool of the month:

"Are you at risk?" Assessment

As I get back out on the road, a question that comes up a lot is how you can tell if a once-durable competitive advantage is starting to fade.  I’ve developed a short diagnostic that you can use to identify the warning signs.  

You can download the survey for free below:

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Upcoming Events

December 16, 2022: Friday Fireside Chat with Rita Kakati-Shah.  Register Here.  

December 20, 2022: Open Lecture for Ukraine on Discovery-Driven Planning with Academy DTEK. Register Here.

January 6, 2022: Friday Fireside Chat with Richard Rumelt.  Register Here.  

Events Calendar

Get in touch, and keep in touch! 

I work with organizations to run workshops, provide guidance, and act as a thoughtful guide.  Think that might be useful?  Get in touch! 

Twitter: @rgmcgrath 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ritamcgrath 

Website:  www.ritamcgrath.com 

Valize website: www.valize.com

Warmly, 

Rita 

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