From start-ups to multinational brands, from nonprofit organizations to academic institutions, from media organizations to online businesses, we look at how a range of companies in a range of categories approach disruption. How and why some take it on and overcome it, while others are overcome by it. Shift Ahead offers a smart, calculated approach to knowing when to change course and how to pull it off. Packed with insightful interviews, this book brings every external and internal factor into view: competitors, risks, culture, finances, and more. It teaches readers how to spot warning signs that it’s time for reinvention; how to overcome barriers in the way of future goals; how to maintain authenticity when shifting gears – or direction, and how to execute a bold change…brilliantly.
Allen Adamson, author of Shift Ahead: How the Best Companies Stay Relevant in a Fast-Changing World, and co-founder of Metaforce, a marketing strategy and activation firm, joins Christoph Trappe on this episode to discuss what Read more…
“Consumers are finally having to buy each separate piece of content a la carte,” said Allen Adamson, co-founder of Metaforce, a marketing strategy and activation firm. “When people buy packages, they don’t necessarily examine every Read more…
The number one reason for organizational success or failure is the ability to stay relevant. Having the wherewithal to strategically shift ahead of accelerating marketplace changes is the single most critical skillset an organization can Read more…