The Wealthy Business - by EnergizeGrowth

How Will You Measure Your Life?

Here is a guest post from my colleague, Clayton M. Christensen of Harvard Business School.

Before I published The Innovator’s Dilemma, I got a call from Andrew Grove, then the chairman of Intel. He had read one of my early papers about disruptive technology, and he asked if I could talk to his direct reports and explain my research and what it implied for Intel. Excited, I flew to Silicon Valley and showed up at the appointed time, only to have Grove say, “Look, stuff has happened. We have only 10 minutes for you. Tell us what your model of disruption means for Intel.” I said that I couldn’t—that I needed a full 30 minutes to explain the model, because only with it as context would any comments about Intel make sense. Ten minutes into my explanation, Grove interrupted: “Look, I’ve got your model. Just tell us what it means for Intel.”

The #1 Risk Facing B2B Businesses

Here is a guest post from my colleague, Jon Picoult of Watermark consulting.

The biggest risk facing businesses today is also one of the most manageable.

That’s my conclusion after reading Lloyd’s of London’s newly released 2011 Risk Index report, which ranks the top concerns of companies around the world based on a survey of over 500 C-suite and Board level executives.

Upcoming HRLF Seminar – Feb. 3

If you work in Northern Virginia or Washington, D.C., don’t miss my upcoming seminar, “Do You Know Your Customer? Energize Your HR Initiatives by Thinking like a Marketer.”

Years of Harvard research reveals that 70% of change initiatives in today’s organizations are terminated because they do not deliver the anticipated results.

The Power of New

It's that time again. The pied pipers of business performance beckon us to create new goals, forge new alliances, attract new customers, and hire great people.Unfortunately, we carry too many of our old habits, routines, and tools into the new year. How can we ensure that our new ideas and plans are not tainted by the old ones?

Why the Four Ps of Marketing Need a Facelift

In 1960, EJ McCarthy, a marketing professor at Michigan State University, debuted the concept of the Four Ps and the way in which they guide the marketing mix. These Four Ps--Product (or Service), Place, Price, and Promotion--are the foundation of most Marketing 101 discussions.Many of you may be revving up your 2012 growth machine and re-visiting these fundamentals.