The Change Alchemist

Rita McGrath, Author and Professor at Columbia Business School on Why Snow Melts From The Edges, Lessons from Seeing Around Corners: How To Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen

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Rita McGrath is a best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and longtime professor at Columbia Business School. As one of the world’s top experts on innovation and growth, Rita’s work is regularly published in the Harvard Business Review. She is consistently ranked among the Top 10 management thinkers in the world and was ranked #1 for strategy by Thinkers50.  Rita is the author of the best-selling The End of Competitive Advantage (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013). Her most recent book is Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen (Houghton Mifflin

In this episode Rita McGrath talks about the importance of inflection points in business and why they are even more relevant in today's world.

What you will take away from this podcast:

As a leader: 

  • How to spot weak signals and leverage them for competitive advantage
  • Tools to help you navigate the future of work in an increasingly complex and competitive world
  • Frameworks to adapt your leadership style
  • Lessons from other leaders

    • As an individual contributor:

    • How to use inflection points to guide your own career
    • How to look for early markets and use cases where weak signals are getting stronger
    • How to influence your company leadership around weak signals

      • My favorite quote from the podcast is from Steve Blank - "The answers are never in the building"

      Leaders mentioned in this podcast:

      • Andy Grove
      • Jeff Bezos
      • Satya Nadella

        • Books Referenced: 

        Only The Paranoid Survive - Andy Grove

        The End of Competitive Advantage: Rita McGrath

        Seeing Around Corners: How to spot inflection points in business before they happen

        Rita's Book Recommendations:

        Smart Growth - Whitney Johnson

        Arriving Today - Christopher Mims

        Winning The Right Game - Ron Adner


        Links:

        • ritamcgrath.com  (Personal Website)
        • ritamcgrath.com/blog  (Blog)
        • www4.gsb.columbia.edu/cbs-directory/detail/494874/Rita%20McGrath  (Company Website)

          • Company: www.valize.com

          Learning Hub: https://learninghub.valize.com/

          LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ritamcgrath

          Check out her weekly Thoughtsparks


          Twitter: @rgmcgrath






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