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Any company can detect early warning signs of a looming inflection point. They just need to know where to look and when to act. So says Columbia Business School professor and author Rita McGrath. She returns to the podcast for a discussion about her new book, Seeing Around Corners \u2013 giving advice on how to spot inflection points early, decide what to do, and get an organization on board. She shares stories of how companies like Nike, Netflix, and Microsoft have all taken advantage of inflection points, and common barriers to spotting them.\n\nListen to this podcast episode to learn:\n\u2022 What is an inflection point? \n\n\u2022 Advice for business leaders on how to position yourself at the \u201cedges\u201d of your organization\n\n\u2022 How inflection points make the \u201ctaken-for-granted assumptions about a business irrelevant\u201d \n\n\u2022 The three inflection points that propelled Netflix to success -- and the fourth one on the horizon\n\n\u2022 How Satya Nadella transformed Microsoft\u2019s future by rethinking its \u201cleading indicators\u201d\n\n\u2022 Why climate change is one inflection point businesses can no longer afford to ignore\n\nFor more information: seeingaroundcornersbook.com