| Description |
vi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The need for innovation -- 2. Characteristics of the lateral leader -- 3. The innovation test -- 4. Laying the foundations for change -- 5. Making the vision real -- 6. Challenge your assumptions -- 7. Ask searching questions -- 8. Take a different view -- 9. Combine the unusual -- 10. Adapt, adopt, improve -- 11. Change the rules -- 12. Increase the yield -- 13. Implement and evaluate -- 14. Welcome failure -- 15. Use the team -- 16. Organizing for innovation -- 17. Common mistakes: 12 great ways to crush creativity -- 18. Summary -- 19. The lateral leadership course |
| Summary |
"With a lively and energetic approach, this author, trainer and presenter will teach you techniques to unleash the creative energies of your people and show you how to put the techniques to work immediately. You can use lateral thinking to turn your organization around. This book describes how the lateral leader develops the vision, culture and processes that transform a regular business into an innovation hothouse. The book is packed with real-life examples, practical methods and lateral thinking exercises you can put to work today."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Books24x7 (BusinessPro) |
| Subject |
Creative ability in business.
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Lateral thinking.
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Management.
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| Author |
Books24x7, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2003002028 |
| ISBN |
0749440023 |
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