“I messed up and owe you an explanation.”
That’s the first line of an email that millions of Netflix customers received in their inboxes recently. Before then, not many customers even new who Reed Hastings, the co-founder of NetFlix, was.
For those that took the time to read the 671-word apology, they were likely disappointed, confused, or [...]
How many companies these days can create the buzz that Apple does when they announce a new product line? Having disrupted, transformed and gained leadership positions in the markets for music players and mobile phones, some are wondering if Apple will do the same to the markets for notebooks/netbooks and e-readers with it’s new iPad.
Steve [...]
As I mentioned in my last post: A Measure of Success, I had asked Thomas Thurston to write an article for Disruptive Leadership giving further insights into his research on disruptive innovation. He delivered faster than I expected. Enjoy.
One of the most shocking things I keep finding in disruption research (at least it’s shocking to [...]
One of the things that I love about blogging is meeting fascinating people that have a common interest in disruptive leadership topics. Last week Thomas Thurston got in touch with me after he read A Lesson Learned. Thomas had also previously worked for Intel and was involved with some of the same emerging market projects.
The [...]
Wired recently hosted a conference called “Disruptive by Design,” the first conference that I know of focused mostly on disruptive business models. In talking about Disruptive Leadership, I have often emphasize that a disruptive business model must accompany the disruptive innovation, especially when addressing the bottom of the pyramid. CK Pralahad talks in detail about [...]
