The Leader's Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills: Powerful Problem-Solving Techniques to Ignite Your Team's Potential
- 2h 28m
- Paul Sloane
- Kogan Page
- 2003
- Do you want to unlock the creative potential of your team?
- Is innovation a core value for your organization?
- Do you have the skills to inspire new ideas?
- Do you know how lateral leadership can transform your organization?
Leadership is not just about command and control - it is about inspiring your team to make the vision a reality by conceiving and implementing creative solutions they never thought possible.
With a lively and energetic approach, this highly acclaimed author, trainer and presenter will teach you dynamic, up-to-date 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.
About the Author
Paul Sloane is the founder of Destination Innovation. He was a top salesman with IBM, UK, MD of Ashton-Tate, VP International for MathSoft Inc and CEO of Monactive. Clients for his presentations and workshops include Vodafone, GlaxoSmithKline, Phillip Morris, IBM, Equant, BT, Prudential and L`Oreal. He is the author of 10 books on lateral thinking puzzles and problem-solving and has written many articles on the subject.
In this Book
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The Need for Innovation
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Characteristics of the Lateral Leader
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The Innovation Test
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Laying the Foundations for Change
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Making the Vision Real
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Challenge Your Assumptions
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Ask Searching Questions
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Take a Different View
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Combine the Unusual
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Adopt, Adapt, Improve
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Change the Rules
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Increase the Yield
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Implement and Evaluate
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Welcome Failure
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Use the Team
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Organizing for Innovation
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Common Mistakes: 12 Great Ways to Crush Creativity
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Summary
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The Lateral Leadership Course
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References and Recommended Reading
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Further Reading
