Innovation Is Everybody's Business : How to Make Yourself Indispensable in Today's Hypercompetitive World

by Tucker, Robert B.

• ISBN13: 9780470891742
• ISBN10: 0470891742
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This is the only book on innovation written exclusively for frontline employees; all the other books on innovation explain organization-wide strategies--which can only be implemented by management. Global innovation speaker Robert Tucker explains how every frontline employee can innovate in their own job in important, valuable ways, by challenging assumptions, delighting customers, cutting costs, and more. No organizational initiative, R&D budget, or management approval required! The upside for the employee is that being innovative in your own job is the best way to make yourself indispensable. Master the seven essential "I-Skills" you need to make yourself indispensable; Unleash the "the mindset, skill-set and toolset of the innovator" that enable you to anticipate and rise to the challenges your organization faces in a hypercompetitive era; Build tools for work-life balance and creating your own job satisfaction.Innovation is Everyone's Business is a self-help book, a motivational book, a leadership book, a creativity book, and a team-building book all in one. It is among the first of a new sub-genre of titles on coping with a changing workplace.

Author Biography

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 World	p. vii
Unleashing the Indispensable You	p. 1
Make Innovation Your Business	p. 3
Differentiating Yourself in the Age of Disruption, Downsizing, and Discontinuity
The I-Skill Principles: Innovation Is Not	p. 11
Something You Do After You Get Your Work Done; It's How You Approach Your Work
Your Personal Innovation Strategy	p. 23
Four Critical Components for Making Yourself Harder to Replace
The Seven Fundamental I-Skills	p. 45
Embrace the Opportunity Mindset	p. 47
Add Value to Every Task and Project
Become an Assumption Assaulter	p. 65
Blast Away at Personal, Organizational, and Industry Notions that Block Progress
Cultivate a Passion for the End Customer	p. 91
Everything You Create Is Your Product and Every Product Has a Customer
Think Ahead of the Curve	p. 105
Notice Trends, Anticipate Threats, and Discover Hidden Opportunities
Become an Idea Factory	p. 125
How to Produce an Abundance of Great Ideas Even If You Don't Think You Are Creative
Become a Standout Collaborator	p. 147
Galvanize Teams and Departments to Get New Initiatives Done
Build the Buy-In for New Ideas	p. 167
Tools and Techniques for Selling Your Innovations to Co-Workers, the Boss, and the End Customer
Notes	p. l81
Acknowledgments	p. 187
About the Author	p. l89
Index	p. 191
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