Leadership Innovation: Nuts and Bolts

Back cover TextThe true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action - an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap, a controversial marketing campaign - even as the rest of the world wonders why you're not marching in step with the status quo.-Bill Taylor, from article "Do You Pass the Leadership Test?"The fast-paced environment in which twenty-first century organizations operate is under constant changes. To succeed in such an unstable and turbulent atmosphere created by inherent external changes, they need to promote and encourage internal changes, which are new ways to function.Dr. Duky Charles, Professor of LeadershipNorth Christian University of HaitiThis book attempts to make a case for the broad and often deep implications for innovation from different disciplines. Dr. Ike Udechukwu, Professor of Management Columbia Southern UniversityThe text allows readers to not just read about leadership, but to also instantly feel a connection in a more individual and personal with the concepts and ideas being discussed. Everything, from the title of the chapter headers down to the questionnaires and activities will have readers personalizing how leadership works.Dr. Gardenia Burks, Assistant Professor of BusinessGeorgia Highlands College Innovation is a major factor of economic growth and performance in the globalized economy. Dr. Pierre Denel, Professor of Accounting, Finances and Economic DevelopmentInnovative thinking is a crucial addition to traditional business thinking. It allows you to bring new ideas and energy to your role as leader and to solve your challenges. Dr. Oris Guillaume, Professor of Leadership and Management Postdoctoral Fellow ResearchSaint Leo University"Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation." ― Dr. Peter Drucker, Pope of Management