Innovation is Everybody's Business E-Book

Robert B. Tucker

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 230

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

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.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Introduction

WHY YOUR EXPERTISE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH

HELP WANTED: I-SKILLS REQUIRED

PART 1 - Unleashing the Indispensable You

Chapter 1 - Make Innovation Your Business

THE RISE OF INNOVATION-ADEPT LEADERS

GET READY TO LEAD THE FUTURE

WHAT’S YOUR INNOVATION QUOTIENT?

Chapter 2 - The I-Skill Principles

PRINCIPLE 1: Innovation is not something you do after you get your work done; ...

PRINCIPLE 2: Innovation is about more than inventing new products; it’s about ...

PRINCIPLE 3: You can innovate in any job, in any department, in any organization.

PRINCIPLE 4: Innovation is about taking action.

PUTTING THE FOUR I-SKILL PRINCIPLES TO WORK

Chapter 3 - Your Personal Innovation Strategy

EARN YOUR INDISPENSABILITY

DESIGNING YOUR STRATEGY

I. IDENTIFY WHERE YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU WANT TO GO

II. LEARN THE BUSINESS SIDE OF YOU ORGANIZATION

III. UNDERSTAND YOUR COMPANY’S CULTURE

IV. PULL IT ALL TOGETHER

PART 2 - The Seven Fundamental I-Skills

I-Skill #1 - Embrace the Opportunity Mindset

SEVEN WAYS TO ACTIVATE YOUR OPPORTUNITY MINDSET

TOM DOLAN’S BIG MOMENT

HOW TO MASTER THIS I-SKILL

I-Skill #2 - Become an Assumption Assaulter

INNOVATION BEGINS WHERE ASSUMPTIONS END

I. PERSONAL ASSUMPTIONS

II. ORGANIZATIONAL ASSUMPTIONS

III. INDUSTRY ASSUMPTIONS

HOW TO MASTER THIS I-SKILL

I-Skill #3 - Cultivate a Passion for the End Customer

WATCH JENNIFER ROCK HER WORLD

FIVE WAYS TO FOCUS ON YOUR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS

I-Skill #4 - Think Ahead of the Curve

HOW PROCTER & GAMBLE’S CIO THINKS AHEAD

EIGHT COMPONENTS TO THINKING AHEAD OF THE CURVE

HOW TO MASTER THIS I-SKILL

I-Skill #5 - Become an Idea Factory

SCARCITY CREATES VALUE; VALUE CREATES INDISPENSABILITY

10 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR IDEA FACTORY HUMMING

HOW TO MASTER THIS I-SKILL

I-Skill # 6 - Become a Standout Collaborator

THE WRIGHT WAY TO COLLABORATE

COLLABORATION’S PAYOFF: THE THREE Rs

HOW TO MASTER THIS I-SKILL

I-Skill # 7 - Build the Buy-In for New Ideas

WHAT BUILDING THE BUY-IN ENTAILS

8 WAYS TO BUILD THE BUY-IN FOR NEW IDEAS

HOW TO MASTER THIS I-SKILL

A FINAL WORD

Notes

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index

Copyright © 2011 by Robert B. Tucker. All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Tucker, Robert B., 1953-

Innovation is everybody’s business : how to make yourself indispensable in today’s hypercompetitive world / Robert B. Tucker.

ISBN 978-0-470-89174-2 (cloth); ISBN 978-0-470-90493-0 (ebk); ISBN 978-0-470-90494-7 (ebk); ISBN 978-0-470-90495-4 (ebk)

1. Creative ability in business. 2. Organizational effectiveness. 3. Organizational change. 4. Employee motivation. 5. Job security. I. Title.

HD53.T83 2011

658.4’063—dc22

2010018650

Introduction

Most books on innovation are aimed at helping organizations succeed. They focus on how to create a culture of innovation. They demonstrate how to launch breakthrough products. And they model how to establish an innovation process that drives growth and differentiation. I know this, having written a number of these books since Winning the Innovation Game was first published in 1986.

This book is different. This book is about you.

In a time of economic disruption, unprecedented downsizings, and the constant pressure to outsource more and more routine functions (and the employees who perform them), books offering advice on professional survival begin to seem shallow and out of touch. Their tired message: Be visible. Don’t make enemies. Suck up to the boss. And work even harder.

My guess is that you are already working harder. And not one of these solutions even begins to address the issues you confront on a daily basis.

I decided to write this book after listening to the questions my audiences and clients were asking as individuals trying to cope with a world of change: How do I make myself less vulnerable and more valuable to my organization in a time of disruption? How do I “think outside the box” amidst the piles of work, endless meetings, and countless e-mails?