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We’re revisiting our timeless conversation with Professor Rita Gunther McGrath, one of the world’s top experts on strategy and innovation, just ranked #7 in the 2025 Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards. She shares how detecting early signals of important change can help you take advantage of major shifts before they happen.
Rita is consistently ranked among the top 10 management thinkers in the world by the prestigious Thinkers50. She is a trusted partner and strategic advisor to the C-suites of many of the country’s biggest and most well-known companies – especially as they work to grow, evolve, reinvent themselves, and see around corners. Our conversation with her is based on her book, Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points Before They Happen.
During our conversation, Rita shares why 10X shifts in the business landscape (she calls “inflection points”) can seem sudden, even when they’re not. She also shares the key to distinguishing between real signals of a disruptive inflection point and “noise.” In addition, we discuss how creating a wide network of open conversations can enable you to and your team to discover early trends that can grow into game-changing business innovations. And finally, we discuss three immediately useful ideas your leadership team can use to see around corners and position you for your next level of success.
The most significant challenge is often not seeing the trends. The harder thing is to bring the organization along with you. | Rita Gunther McGrath
This week on Growth Igniters® Radio, we discuss:
- Why 10X shifts in the business landscape (known as inflection points) can seem sudden
- The key to distinguishing between real signals of a disruptive inflection point and “noise”
- The critical importance of creating a wide network of open conversations that can reveal early trends that can grow into game-changing business innovations
- Three immediately useful ideas your leadership team can use to see around corners and position you for your next level of success
Resources for This Episode
- Read more about Rita McGrath and connect with her on LinkedIn
- Learn more about Rita’s Book, Seeing Around Corners, including a 1-minute trailer video
- Visit PamHarperSpeaks.com to find out more about her new keynote “Break Orbit: Leading for Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World”
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