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Innovation is everybody's business : how to make yourself indispensable in today's hyper-competitive world
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Publication Information:
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2011
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xiii, 194 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780470891742

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Summary

Summary

Innovation isn't something you do after you get your work done. It's how you do your work.

Organizations all over the world are shedding jobs in record numbers. Yet today, they are desperately in need of people with the abilities and skills to think ahead of the curve, delight customers, motivate colleagues, slash costs, and achieve unconventional results.

In this practical road map to becoming irreplaceable, global innovation guru and bestselling author Robert B. Tucker reveals why honing your I-Skills (Innovation Skills) may be the smartest career move you'll make. Based on interviews with forty-three innovation-adept managers and individual contributors, Innovation Is Everybody's Business guides you in:

Mastering the seven essential I-Skills you need to become indispensable Unleashing the "mindset, skillset, and toolset of the innovator" that enable you to anticipate and rise to the challenges your organization faces in a hypercompetitive era Developing your Personal Innovation Strategy to address the critical components of becoming irreplaceable Assaulting your assumptions at the personal, organizational, and industry levels Building tools for work-life balance and creating your own job satisfaction

If you're ready to stop talking about innovation and start adding value today - in your job, department or organization - you're ready to read and benefit from the powerful message of Innovation is Everybody's Business.


Author Notes

ROBERT B. TUCKER is one of the most in-demand innovation speakers and workshop leaders in the world today. Since 1986, he has coached and consulted managers, executives, and entire teams at organizations ranging from IBM to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to Nokia. President of The Innovation Resource Consulting Group, with clients in 35 countries, Tucker is the author of six books, including the bestselling Managing the Future: 10 Driving Forces of Change for the New Century and Driving Growth Through Innovation. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.


Table of Contents

Introduction: How to Make Yourself Indispensable in Today's Hypercompetitive Worldp. vii
Part I Unleashing the Indispensable Youp. 1
Chapter 1 Make Innovation Your Businessp. 3
Differentiating Yourself in the Age of Disruption, Downsizing, and Discontinuity
Chapter 2 The I-Skill Principles: Innovation Is Notp. 11
Something You Do After You Get Your Work Done; It's How You Approach Your Work
Chapter 3 Your Personal Innovation Strategyp. 23
Four Critical Components for Making Yourself Harder to Replace
Part 2 The Seven Fundamental I-Skillsp. 45
I-Skill #1 Embrace the Opportunity Mindsetp. 47
Add Value to Every Task and Project
I-Skill #2 Become an Assumption Assaulterp. 65
Blast Away at Personal, Organizational, and Industry Notions that Block Progress
I-Skill #3 Cultivate a Passion for the End Customerp. 91
Everything You Create Is Your Product and Every Product Has a Customer
I-Skill #4 Think Ahead of the Curvep. 105
Notice Trends, Anticipate Threats, and Discover Hidden Opportunities
I-Skill #5 Become an Idea Factoryp. 125
How to Produce an Abundance of Great Ideas Even If You Don't Think You Are Creative
I-Skill #6 Become a Standout Collaboratorp. 147
Galvanize Teams and Departments to Get New Initiatives Done
I-Skill #7 Build the Buy-In for New Ideasp. 167
Tools and Techniques for Selling Your Innovations to Co-Workers, the Boss, and the End Customer
Notesp. l81
Acknowledgmentsp. 187
About the Authorp. l89
Indexp. 191
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