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Past successes pose the greatest risk of future failure.

This statement, while accurate, is hardly original, whether applied to a business or a business executive. But Adam Hartung’s Create Marketplace Disruption: How to Stay Ahead of the Competition (2008) goes far beyond this commonplace observation. Hartung details its dynamics, allowing him to recommend practical ways to prevent it.

Quite a few of you asked for more information about this book. In particular, you asked about Hartung’s “Phoenix Principle” — his prescription for avoiding the stagnation and eventual disintegration that are the near-inevitable consequence of business success.

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Companies built from the ground up to either include a remote workforce or to consist of nothing but remote employees … in other words, virtual enterprises … can save quite a bit compared to providing cubicles.

Saving quite a bit isn’t the same as free, though. Among the reasons: While the case law isn’t entirely settled, there’s a pretty good bet the employer is responsible for providing a safe work environment whether that work environment is on premises or in the home.

That’s why, if you plan to allow or encourage telecommuting of any kind, you must talk with HR.

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