{"id":8330,"date":"2026-07-08T09:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/competing-in-a-world-of-transient-advantage\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:13:41","slug":"competing-in-a-world-of-transient-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/en\/competing-in-a-world-of-transient-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Competing In a World of Transient Advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"DekBylineContainer-module-scss-module__4nZYCa__dek-byline-container DekBylineContainer-module-scss-module__4nZYCa__premium\">\n<p class=\"DekBylineContainer-module-scss-module__4nZYCa__dek-byline-content DekBylineContainer-module-scss-module__4nZYCa__premium\"><span class=\"Dek-module-scss-module__5GXQIq__dek Dek-module-scss-module__5GXQIq__executive\">An HBR Executive Masterclass with Rita McGrath, Columbia Business School professor and author of \u201cThe End of Competitive Advantage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"PublicationDate-module-scss-module__4JetCq__non-magazine-date\">July 7, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__UwInRW__text\" data-first-paragraph=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">For decades, strategy was built around a relatively simple formula: find an attractive market, build barriers to entry, defend your position. And then, as Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath explains in this HBR Executive Masterclass, \u201cyou giggled to yourself for years while you enjoyed a sustainable competitive advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v19.2&amp;appId=1761258887507575&amp;xfbml=false&amp;status=true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>#Competing #World #Transient #Advantage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An HBR Executive Masterclass with Rita McGrath, Columbia Business School professor and author of \u201cThe End of Competitive Advantage.\u201d July 7, 2026 For decades, strategy was built around a relatively simple formula: find an attractive market, build barriers to entry, defend your position. 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