The Innovative Leader stresses the importance of innovation and creativity in modern business to help organizations secure competitive advantage over rivals. It shows how to apply methods of innovation and creativity to the individual, to business peers, and to the organization. Author Pual Sloane demonstrates the importance of setting out your vision clearly and emphasizes the need for continual evaluation of the process. Numerous international examples illustrate how organizations such as Virgin, Body Shop, Disney, and 3M have benefited from this approach, encouraging excellence and entrepreneurship through challenging goals that keep employees motivated and engaged.
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"Really captures the key concepts and attributes of successful problem solving, organizational creativity and innovation." -- Think for a Change blog
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Paul Sloane is the founder of Destination Innovation (www.destination-innovation.com). Clients for his presentations and workshops include Vodafone, GlaxoSmithKline, Phillip Morris, IBM, Prudential and L’Oreal. He is the author of The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills, now in its second edition from Kogan Page.
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Inspirational, fun and most importantly practical,
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Paul Sloane, an expert on creativity and problem solving, has written a highly entertaining and idea-packed book on how to foster creativity and innovation in your teams. Every leader wants their teams to be more innovative, but don't always know how to go about it. Sloane, has gathered together a whole plethora of tools and techniques to stimulate teams into innovation overdrive. NOTE: This review might seem a little over-excited! My only excuse is that it is hard not to be excited by Paul's exuberance that overflows throughout book! The Audience This booked is aimed at leaders that want to foster innovation and creativity into their teams. If you are looking for a practical book with techniques and tools that can be applied immediately to stimulate your teams, then look no further! The Details This is a short, fun book on how to build innovative cultures. Don't be fooled by this slim volume, it is jam-packed with innovative techniques and tools! Paul Sloane is described as an entertaining, thought-provoking and motivational speaker. I have never seen him live, but after reading this book, I can believe the hype! He has managed to imbue his enthusiasm into this very practical book! The book is organized into 6 sections: - Section 1 - Leading Innovation - How to become an innovative leader, how to kick of an innovative culture. - Section 2 - Problem Analysis - How to frame problems - Section 3 - Generating Ideas - How to generate lots of ideas! - Section 4 - Implementing Innovation Processes - How to structure innovation projects in your organization - Section 5 - Building a Creative Culture - How to build a culture where creativity thrives - Section 6 - Personal Creativity - How to develop personal creativity skills The tools and techniques described are accompanied with stories and examples that drive home the message. The Take-Aways I have read many books on innovation and creativity and even I managed to discover some techniques that I had not seen before. Paul is most definitely an expert on innovation and has managed to write an inspirational book on how to become an innovative leader. If you are a busy manager and want a practical book packed with techniques you can use at work on Monday morning, then buy, read and kick start your innovation engine! Kes Sampanthar Inventor of ThinkCube
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If you wanted one book to encapsulate creativity and innovation pick this one.,
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I love books full of things that work! If you wanted one book to encapsulate creativity and innovation pick this one. My bookshelf is full of most of the books Sloane references, but he compresses it down to "just what you need". My best takeaway was the 26 ways to generate new ideas. I especially like the "Who killed our business exercise." Clearly written, easy to read, succinct and oh so useful. If you are CEO in a fast moving industry, with youthful, brilliant people around you, this is a book you must read and use.
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A must for people want to keep up in a world where staying ahead is a matter of live or death,
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After meeting Paul Sloane at the "Best of TechEd og Convergence" Microsoft conference in Iceland where he was a key note speaker and was immediately impressed with the way he captured the audience and had a nice presence. And after attending his training I was even more impressed, feeling compelled to get his book and he even autographed it. So he had proved to me that he was a great speaker, then that he was kind and down to earth...and now, after reading his book I can say that I can, no, must recommend him as a trainer and a writer. The book was easy to read, vitamin for the brain and now I'm using some of the concepts in my company and in my board meetings.
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