{"id":25778,"date":"2024-05-11T02:23:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T09:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/whats-around-the-corner-an-interview-with-rita-mcgrath\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T02:23:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T09:23:11","slug":"whats-around-the-corner-an-interview-with-rita-mcgrath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/whats-around-the-corner-an-interview-with-rita-mcgrath\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Around the Corner? An Interview with Rita McGrath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>I had the pleasure of interviewing <strong>Rita McGrath<\/strong> about pivotal changes in business environments. That\u2019s the topic of her latest book <em>Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen<\/em>. I was interested in hearing what an inflection point could be in the construction industry.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, we discuss the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are inflection points<\/li>\n<li>Are we going to see one in the construction industry<\/li>\n<li>How should AEC businesses strategize in the changing business environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Rita McGrath<\/h2>\n<p>Rita Gunther McGrath is a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and a longtime professor at Columbia Business School. She is widely recognized as a premier expert on leading innovation and growth during times of uncertainty. Rita has received the #1 achievement award for strategy from the prestigious Thinkers50 and has been consistently named one of the world\u2019s Top 10 management thinkers in its bi-annual ranking. As a consultant to CEOs, her work has had a lasting impact on the strategy and growth programs of Fortune 500 companies worldwide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/Seeing-Around-Corners.jpg\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-1010494 lazyload\" width=\"256\" height=\"396\"><\/figure>\n<p>Rita is the author of the best-selling <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/End-Competitive-Advantage-Strategy-Business\/dp\/1422172813\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The End of Competitive Advantage (opens in a new tab)\">The End of Competitive Advantage<\/a> (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013). Her new book is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Seeing-Around-Corners-Inflection-Business\/dp\/0358022339\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen (opens in a new tab)\">Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen<\/a> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019). She has written three other books, including <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Discovery-Driven-Growth-Breakthrough-Process-Opportunity\/dp\/1591396859\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Discovery Driven Growth (opens in a new tab)\">Discovery Driven Growth<\/a>, cited by Clayton Christensen as creating one of the most important management ideas ever developed. She is a highly sought-after speaker at exclusive corporate events around the globe, such as the Global Peter Drucker Forum.<\/p>\n<p>She received her Ph.D. from the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and has degrees with honors from Barnard College and the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Rita on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rgmcgrath\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"@rgmcgrath (opens in a new tab)\">@rgmcgrath<\/a>. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ritamcgrath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"RitaMcGrath.com (opens in a new tab)\">RitaMcGrath.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the Interview (also on iTunes, Spotify, etc.)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Rita-McGrath-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/aec-business.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1010492-podcast&#039;);\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Rita-McGrath-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" download=\"Rita-McGrath-interview.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/whats-around-the-corner-an-interview-with-rita-mcgrath\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the pleasure of interviewing Rita McGrath about pivotal changes in business environments. 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