Subscription businesses have dramatically increased in popularity in recent years. About half of consumers now subscribe to at least one media subscription service. And more than 15 percent have signed up for subscription services from ecommerce businesses. You want your business to be successful over a long period of time. So you need to keep […]
Executive Summary Clayton M. Christensen is best known for his theory of “disruptive innovation,” but he published a number of seminal articles on management, exploring everything from organizational structure to product innovation; financial tools to mergers and acquisitions. Here is a collection of 11 essential articles. John Lamparski/Getty Images Editor’s note: Clayton Christensen died on […]
Executive Summary Clayton M. Christensen viewed management as the noblest of professions — not because of managers’ ability to execute plans or make money, but because of their ability to impact the human lives of those they managed, writes his friend and coauthor Michael B. Horn. With his passing on Jan. 23, the world lost […]
Guest post from Maria Ross: Let me ask you a question: What does a successful leader look like? Effective leaders are masters of business strategy. They are visionaries who know how to clearly communicate their vision to others. To climb the corporate ladder, you’ve got to make fast, difficult decisions at critical times. Successful leaders […]
We’ve reached that time of year. I make my predictions for small business. I experienced a good run for about 5 years. But this changed the last few years. So this week, I called in an expert. 2020 Megatrends Rohit Bhargava founded the Non-Obvious Company. And for the last 10 years, he published quite accurately […]