Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen Audiobook (Free)

The first prescriptive, innovative guide to seeing inflection points before they happen-and how to harness these disruptive influences to provide your company a strategic advantage.

Paradigmatic shifts available landscape, referred to as inflection points, can either create brand-new, entrepreneurial opportunities (see Amazon and Netflix) or they can lead to damaging consequences (e.g., Blockbuster and Toys R Us). Only those leaders who can “see around sides”-that is, spot the disruptive inflection factors developing before they hit-are poised to achieve this market.

Columbia Business School Teacher and corporate advisor Rita McGrath contends that inflection factors, though they may seem sudden, are not random. Every seemingly overnight shift is the last stage of a process that has been subtly building for some time. Armed with the proper strategies and tools, smart businesses can easily see these inflection points coming and use them to gain a competitive benefit. Seeing Around Edges is the 1st hands-on guide to anticipating, understanding, and taking advantage of the inflection points shaping the marketplace.