In this world of data explosion, we have more information than we ever need. But the most effective managers make quick decisions effectively. They do it using a concept called... read more →
Microsoft has been in the news since Steve Ballmer announced his retirement last week. Then Microsoft announced its next step in its partnership with Nokia - acquisition of Nokia’s... read more →
When firms face a rogue innovation, their biggest enemy is often their past success. Consider Kodak and Polaroid. When they looked at their future, they saw a future where their... read more →
Microsoft has been facing a profit destroying innovation for several years and has been avoiding it. Since Google applications arrived on the scene, Microsoft has been slow to react to... read more →
In my previous posts on Kodak and Polaroid, I showed how two excellent companies failed to tame an innovation gone rogue. When digital camera innovation threatened the profits of Kodak... read more →
In my previous post, I had written about the reaction of Kodak to the innovation of digital camera. There, you saw how an excellent company that led the camera industry... read more →
In my previous post I wrote how a large established firm such as Kodak clearly saw an emerging rogue innovation in digital camera very early. Many observers predicted that digital... read more →
Kodak, the pioneer of film roll photography ruled the camera industry for a hundred years due to its innovations around photographic films. Prior to film roll, photography was a cumbersome... read more →
You have heard of the game of Russian Roulette, haven’t you? Two (or more) players fill a single bullet in a revolver and take turns shooting themselves. It is either... read more →