Building Strategy for the Future with Rita McGrath and Jonathan Brill

In this week’s Thought Sparks Podcast episode, Rita McGrath, a Columbia University Business School Professor, C-Suite strategist, business founder and best-selling author, sits down with Jonathan Brill, business futurist and co-author of AI and the Octopus Organization: Building the Superintelligent Firm. 1:56: Explaining the Octopus Metaphor 3:25: AI-Enabled Bottom-Up Innovation 8:01: The Economic Shift: From Physical to Digital 9:05: Where Leaders Should Start with AI 14:27: Three Questions to Ask Your AI Every Month 19:10 Reading Signals Before Disruption Hits 20:37: Netflix, Blockbuster & Kodak: Lessons in Timing 24:08: HP vs. Xerox: Operational Flexibility Wins 25:24: Operational Advantage Is the New Competitive Advantage 30:16: The Danger of Organizational Myths 31:45: Why Leaders Must Be at the Edge 32:12: You Can't Outrun 32x: Rethinking Speed 34:24: The Dual Responsibility of Leaders 36:51: US Navy Case Study: Unleashing Innovation 43:25: The Emotion Chapter: Leading Through Disruption 44:29: The L-U-C-K Framework: 4 Traits of Leaders Who Thrive 48:19: Rethinking the CEO Role: Jensen Huang & NVIDIA 51:32: Psychological Safety & Execution Before Strategy 54:43: The Future of Organizations: Middle Management & Beyond 58:06: Wrap-Up & How to Connect Listen to more Thought Sparks Podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://open.spotify.com/show/0xmTsYX... Watch Thought Sparks episodes on YouTube.    / @rgmcgrath   Follow Rita on LinkedIn, Instagram, X and Blue Sky.   / ritamcgrath   https://x.com/rgmcgrath https://bsky.app/profile/rgmcgrath.bs... Connect with Rita on TikTok and Instagram.   / rgmcgrath     / ritamcgrath.hub   Sign up for her Thought Sparks Newsletter on Substack. https://thoughtsparks.substack.com/ Learn more about Rita, her books and ideas at RitaMcGrath.com.