Paul Sloane > Quotes

“Only do what only you can do.”
― Paul Sloane

“The innovator's motto is this; I succeed or I learn but I never fail.”
― Paul Sloane

“Implementing best practice is copying yesterday, innovation is inventing tomorrow.”
― Paul Sloane

“The innovative leader has to be an arsonist and a firefighter.”
― Paul Sloane, The Innovative Leader: How to Inspire your Team and Drive Creativity

“Fail often and fail cheap.”
― Paul Sloane

“The clear purpose of the leader is to give a clear purpose to the team.”
― Paul Sloane, The Innovative Leader: How to Inspire your Team and Drive Creativity

“The main benefit of innovation for your organization is not competitive advantage. It is survival.”
― Paul Sloane, The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills: Unlocking the Creativity and Innovation in You and Your Team

“The wrong answer is the right answer to a different question.”
― Paul Sloane, How to be a Brilliant Thinker: Exercise Your Mind and Find Creative Solutions

“Learning to fail is a virtue. Failing to learn is a sin.”
― Paul Sloane

“R&D”
― Paul Sloane, A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing: Advice from Leading Experts in the Field

“The chief enemy of creativity at work is not time. It is fear.”
― Paul Sloane

“It is your job as a lateral leader to ask fundamental questions about your business and about every situation. It is tempting to appear decisive by jumping straight to the conclusions and making rapid decisions. But the chances are that those rapid decisions are predictable courses based on existing assumptions and prejudices,”
― Paul Sloane, The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills: Unlock the Creativity and Innovation in You and Your Team

“prevails,”
― Paul Sloane, A Guide to Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing: Advice from Leading Experts in the Field