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Leading for Innovation: And Organizing For Results
In this second volume of The Drucker Foundation's Wisdom to Action Series , twenty-seven remarkable thought leaders help today's leaders meet the challenge of releasing the power of innovation. Leading for Innovation brings together Clayton M. Christensen, Jim Collins, Howard Gardner, Charles Handy, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, C. William Pollard, Margaret Wheatley, and other thought leaders to offer you practical guidance on leading your organization to a new dimension of performance. This unprecedented collection explores the unique qualities required to lead innovators, and shows you the way to develop a culture that promotes innovation. The contributors encourage you to take the time to think about innovation and describe how you must abandon practices that no longer work for advancing the practice of innovation. Filled with specific examples of the hands-on work needed to make innovation a reality for leaders and their organizations, Leading for Innovation offers a wealth of thoughtful and incisive essays that will help leaders everywhere take their organizations and communities to a new level of excellence.
299 pages, Hardcover
First published October 15, 2001
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June 26, 2012
I was quite impressed with the writing and how this book had been put together. It gave me a lot to consider as I built my own thoughts on how to become more of a leader in the corporate world. It also gave me thoughts to consider when in various management scenarios; I felt that is a very important issue to consider as everything is different in business regardless of whether it is retail or production or service. I have found over the years the only way to build results is to look for solutions then build a way to make them happen.
September 6, 2020
A nice collection with some great contributors. Older book yes, but still relevant
May 23, 2012
Innovation from the Top Voices in the Field
Leading for Innovation was the core text in a Master of Science course taken by this reviewer. Innovation is in many ways an intangible quality that resists strict scientific definition. There are no pure techniques that have been identified that will translate from organization to organization with predictably positive results.
However, there are certain characteristics that tend to create an environment more conducive to innovative results.
In moving in that direction the editors arrange in the book in 4 primary sections:
1. Leading the People Who Make Innovation Happen.
2. Creating an Environment that Encourages Innovation.
3. Changing How You Think About Leadership and Innovation.
4. The Practise of Innovation.
Every section presents several stand alone essays that come from very diverse backgrounds and yet tie into the primary theme for each section. Most present some insight or nuggets that can be gleaned and applicable in any organization.
Therein lies the value to this compendium. This is not a book attempting to provide "the" answer, but rather one that skirts the perimeter and makes several forays in from which the reader can take the information and tie it into their own particulat situation.
Overall, despite having been on the market for more than several years, this information is still current, relevant and will be helpful to most innovation leaders.
5 stars.
Bart Breen
Leading for Innovation was the core text in a Master of Science course taken by this reviewer. Innovation is in many ways an intangible quality that resists strict scientific definition. There are no pure techniques that have been identified that will translate from organization to organization with predictably positive results.
However, there are certain characteristics that tend to create an environment more conducive to innovative results.
In moving in that direction the editors arrange in the book in 4 primary sections:
1. Leading the People Who Make Innovation Happen.
2. Creating an Environment that Encourages Innovation.
3. Changing How You Think About Leadership and Innovation.
4. The Practise of Innovation.
Every section presents several stand alone essays that come from very diverse backgrounds and yet tie into the primary theme for each section. Most present some insight or nuggets that can be gleaned and applicable in any organization.
Therein lies the value to this compendium. This is not a book attempting to provide "the" answer, but rather one that skirts the perimeter and makes several forays in from which the reader can take the information and tie it into their own particulat situation.
Overall, despite having been on the market for more than several years, this information is still current, relevant and will be helpful to most innovation leaders.
5 stars.
Bart Breen
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