Critical Thinking
Paul Krugman on Staring Down Depression Economics
A Nobel-Prize winning economist and New York Times columnist gives his insights on the current economic crisis.
May 26, 2009 / Podcast # 09-21
Edgewise is pleased to bring an extended conversation with Dr. Paul Krugman, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University, a regular columnist for the New York Times, and the 2008 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics. In this interview Dr. Krugman provides a concise account of the events that led to the current economic crisis, and offers a prognosis for recovery. Dr. Krugman shares insights from his book The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Economy. In this book, Dr. Krugman chronicles how the boom economy unraveled: how exuberance gave way to pessimism, how the age of corporate heroes gave way to corporate scandals, how fiscal responsibility collapsed; and offers a road map for recovery. Read more…
Paul Carroll on Learning from the Worst Business Failures
Billion Dollar Lessons from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years.
November 28, 2008 / Podcast # 08-48
The current conventional wisdom in the business world holds that execution is the key to a successful business strategy. Many experts have gone so far as to say that execution is more important than strategy. But, according to Paul Carroll, the coauthor of Billion-Dollar Lessons and a former Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist for The Wall Street Journal, looking back at the history of business failures teaches us that there are some strategies that are prone to disaster no matter how well they’re executed. Read more…
Jim Champy on How to Outsmart Your Competition
Lessons learned from companies that have achieved super-high growth.
October 10, 2008 / Podcast # 08-41
Jim Champy inspired legions of business leaders with his bestseller Reengineering the Corporation. In his new book Outsmart!, Champy describes nine companies that have achieved breakthrough growth by consistently outsmarting the competition. Champy tells their fascinating success stories, revealing powerful, counterintuitive strategies for finding distinctive market positions and sustainable advantages for growth rates. Read more…
John Mariotti on Conquering the Complexity Crisis
Why having too many products, markets, and customers is crippling your company -- and what to do about it.
September 26, 2008 / Podcast # 08-39
In the quest to grow their business in flat or declining markets, many companies have created dozens of new products and services to increase their customer, vendor, and marketplace relationships. But even as top-line revenues go up, this rising tide of complexity is drowning bottom-line profits.
In his book The Complexity Crisis, management consultant John L. Mariotti looks at Read more…
Adam Gordon on Being Future Savvy
Who's tea leaves should you believe?
September 19, 2008 / Podcast # 08-38
In order to succeed in their industries, decision-makers today need to anticipate the future outcomes not only in their own industry but also in society and technology as well. Futures analyst Adam Gordon has spent a lifetime deciphering changes and trends in a variety of industries. His book Future Savvy (AMACOM) is a hands-on guide for how to evaluate the business, social, and technology forecasts in both the mainstream media and specialized reporting. Read more…