Out think : how innovative leaders drive exceptional outcomes / G. Shawn Hunter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunter, G. Shawn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

How innovative leaders drive exceptional outcomes

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, Calif.] : Jossey-Bass, c2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

We've entered a new era. Call it the age of imagination, ideation, conceptualization, creativity, innovation-take your pick. Creativity, mental flexibility, and collaboration have displaced one-dimensional intelligence and isolated determination as core ingredients of competitive advantage. But these 21st century methods and mindsets needed to drive innovation are only found by tapping into the discretionary levels of passion and initiative within us. This is where Out Think leadership comes in. Out Think presents big ideas along with actionable advice to drive unique value and innovation in

Contents:

Out Think: How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional Outcomes; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Then; Now; Chapter 1: Marketquake: Moving beyond Arrested Decay; Creativity vs. Innovation; The Innovation Gap Shrinks; Gen Y Turns to Entrepreneurialism; Innovation Demands Changes in Organizational Culture; Consumers Change; Innovation Is the Answer: Out Think Competitors; Let's Recap; Chapter 2: Trust: Establish the Engine of Leadership; Work from the Bottom Up; Teach Everyone How the Money Flows; Use Emotional Persuasion for Change; Speak the Truth; Lead with Integrity and Honest Intention

Trust What You Love to Do Leave People More Energized; Let's Recap; Chapter 3: Inquiry: Provoke with Questions, Not Answers; Start with a Growth Mindset; Get Curious; Exercise Divergent Thinking; Choose Optimism; Close the Organizational Inquiry Gap; Narrow Choices; Let's Recap; Chapter 4: Exploration: Go to the Woodshed; Accomplish More through Grit; Put a Stake in the Ground; Allow Time for Focusing; Mine the Organization for Expertise; Reinforce Company Culture by Capturing Internal Voices of Distinction; Deal with Innovation Blockers; Let's Recap

Chapter 5: Aspiration: Dream Well-You May Find Yourself There Share Truth; Make it Personal and Heighten Aspirations; Offer Hope; Focus on the Team, Not the Boss; Play to an Individual's Aspiration and Strengths; Expect the Best of Everyone; Develop the Guru in Others; Develop Higher Aspirations as an Organization; Let's Recap; Chapter 6: Edge: Embrace New Kinds of Risk; Find the Edge; Redefine Your Limits; Praise Effort and Grit, Not Talent; Embrace Social Risk; Let's Recap; Chapter 7: Connection: Collaborate to Innovate; The Culture Defines the Outcome

Build the Team through Shared Vision and Personal Engagement Allow Risk and Demand Accountability; Let's Recap; Chapter 8: Mash-up: Borrow Brilliance; Borrow Brilliance; Emphasize Weak Ties; Embrace Positive Deviance; Look Globally for Talent; Engage the Customer; Mash the Human Factor into Your Work; Let's Recap; Chapter 9: Action: Get Moving or Accept the Consequences; Curb Your Awesomeness; Fail Forward; When to Trust, but Qualify, Your Gut Instinct; Let's Recap; Chapter 10: Signature: Make It Your Own; Go beyond Best Practices; Embrace Your Organization's Identity

Start with Good Intentions Invite New Voices to the Table-Then Listen; Fuel Passions; Collaborate with Customers, but Be True to Your Vision; Avoid Cognitive Bias by Dropping Anchors Carefully; Avoid the Poisoning Effect of Power; Let's Recap; Chapter 11: Purpose: Connect with "Why"; Understand a Greater Why with the Right Mindset; Let Purpose Drive Innovation; Return to Your Vision When Things Go Wrong; Connect Individuals to Purpose; Let's Recap; Chapter 12: Sustaining the Innovative Mindset; Forget Trends and Keep Innovating; Embrace Change and Risk Taking; Be Prepared for Creativity

Put It All Together

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 4, 2013).

ISBN:

9781118505298

1118505298

9781118505281

111850528X

OCLC:

851161745