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Summary
Summary
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.
Author Notes
Frances Hesselbein is chairman of the board of governors of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and editor in chief for its journal, Leader to Leader. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America's highest civilian honor, in 1998.
Marshall Goldsmith is founding director of the Financial Times Knowledge Dialogue, a coaching network that connects executives worldwide with thought leaders. He has been listed in Forbes magazine as one of five top executive coaches.
Iain Somerville is a strategy consultant, executive educator, and social entrepreneur. As managing partner of Somerville & Associates, he engages businesses, governments, and community-based organizations in bringing about breakthrough economic and social results. As a former managing partner with Accenture, he founded and led strategy consulting practices and the firm's global business think tank.
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Booklist Review
This is the second volume in the publisher's Wisdom to Action series. As in the previous volume, the editors gather a collection of articles written by well-respected businesspeople from around the world. The articles focus first on the heart of innovation--people, that is--and progress to discussions of the environment, leadership, and business practice. Adopting Peter F. Drucker's definition of change--that it "creates a new dimension of performance" --is offered as step one in innovation. Then various speakers chime in on theory ("assume people are creative," says Margaret Wheatley) and, more importantly, offer practical advice. Several CEOs (from Novartis, Schwab, and ServiceMaster, among others) explain the value of good works, how to create a culture supporting innovation, and the actual processes that encourage new drug discoveries. Much food for thought has been gathered between the covers of this provocative book. --Barbara Jacobs
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xi |
| The Editors | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Part I Leading the People Who Make Innovation Happen | |
| 1 We Are All Innovators | p. 11 |
| 2 Fleas and Elephants | p. 23 |
| 3 Creative Leadership | p. 31 |
| 4 Changing the Behavior of Successful People | p. 39 |
| 5 Good Work in Business | p. 57 |
| Part II Creating an Environment That Encourages Innovation | |
| 6 Creating the Culture for Innovation | p. 73 |
| 7 The Organization! Is It a Friend or Foe of Innovation? | p. 87 |
| 8 To Build a Culture of Innovation, Avoid Conventional Management Wisdom | p. 95 |
| 9 Innovation in Government | p. 105 |
| 10 How Company Culture Encourages Innovation | p. 119 |
| Part III Changing How You Think About Leadership and Innovation | |
| 11 The Ultimate Creation | p. 131 |
| 12 Managing to Innovate | p. 141 |
| 13 Inviting Innovation | p. 153 |
| 14 The Value of "Been There, Done That" in Innovation | p. 165 |
| 15 Leading with Vision, Strategy, and Values | p. 177 |
| 16 When 1 + 1 = 3 | p. 185 |
| Part IV The Practice of Innovation | |
| 17 Coping with Your Organization's Innovation Capabilities | p. 197 |
| 18 An Innovation Protocol | p. 215 |
| 19 Beware: Innovation Kills! | p. 225 |
| 20 Capturing Innovation Power in the Genomics Era | p. 239 |
| 21 Leading for Innovation and Results in Police Departments | p. 251 |
| 22 Inventing E-Services | p. 263 |
| 23 Reinventing Innovation: A Perspective from The Idea Factory | p. 273 |
| Index | p. 285 |
