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When "Creative Destruction" Destroys More than It Creates

Harvard Business Review

My colleagues and I at Bain & Company have been tracking this for forty years, and we have never seen companies losing their leadership positions as quickly as they are today. Did it seem "creative" to Nokia shareholders when the company missed the smart phone wave despite having some of the early technology? And for telecom.

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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

The forces of creative destruction inevitably will continue to eliminate some work through automation, digitalization, or the virtualization of work, but these same forces also create new types of work and jobs. This includes more autonomy and agility as well as inspirational leadership.