Creative Execution: What Great Leaders Do to Unleash Bold Thinking and Innovation
- 4h 31m
- Eric Beaudan
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2012
Whether it was Alexander the Great or Lord Horatio Nelson, the management team at Toyota or Google, the indisputable alchemy of strategy, execution, and leadership led to each's phenomenal success. With years of experience assessing and developing executive talent, author Eric Beaudan examines the essence of such a dynamic mix, summed up as "Creative Execution," showing how organizations and individuals can attain, or reach for, unheralded levels of success.
Profiling extraordinary leaders and the uncommon leadership tactics that are their hallmark, the book also includes proprietary research and firsthand experiences with clients across the globe, illustrating the principles of Creative Execution in action.
- Details the five elements of Creative Execution, including fostering candid dialogue across the organization, spelling out clear roles and responsibilities, and taking bold action
- Includes proprietary research, assessments, and case studies
With tactics, strategies, and calls to action to help any organization shape and apply the dynamics of Creative Execution, this powerful one-volume manifesto will help any leader get in the trenches, learn firsthand the impact of their decisions, and restore ingenuity, cooperation, and a sense of collective commitment to the workplace.
About the Author
Eric Beaudan is the Global Practice Leader for Leadership Assessment at Odgers Berndtson, one of the world's top executive search firms. He developed the LeaderFit method which is used to assess executives in the private and public sectors.
Eric started his consulting career with Watson Wyatt (now Towers Watson) in Toronto and Ottawa, and was a Principal with Healthy Companies International in Washington DC. He also headed the Organization Development function for Rogers Communications Inc. and Bank of Montréal, both in Toronto.
He has written numerous articles for The Globe & Mail, the Christian Science Monitor and the Ivey Business Journal. He also writes Fortune 500 CEO interviews which are published by Healthy Companies International and Odgers Berndtson.
Eric holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University. He grew up in Paris and now resides in Oakville, Ontario.
In this Book
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Creative Execution—What Great Leaders Do to Unleash Bold Thinking and Innovation
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Foreword
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Introduction
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Alexander at Gaugamela
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Nelson at Trafalgar
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Yamamoto at Pearl Harbor
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From Desert Storm to Iraqi Freedom
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Creative Execution Marches East
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Toyota's Road to Supremacy
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The Four Seasons Puts On the Ritz
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Google Ogles Microsoft
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Creative Execution in Action
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Becoming a Creative Execution Leader
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Plates
