Innovation Motivation

Create your next breakthrough Mad Genius is a unique book for entrepreneurs--and for employees who want to think like entrepreneurs. It will help you unleash the innate creative genius inside you. Every industry has its sacred cows and accepted practices. These are often based upon foundational...

Combining the deft social analysis of Where Good Ideas Come From with the optimistic arguments of Everything Bad Is Good For You, New York Times bestselling author Steven Johnson’s Future Perfect makes the case that a new model of political change is on the rise, transforming everything from...

In this sequel to The American Dream Is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Francisco Gonzalez introduces us to more innovators who are succeeding in today's economy despite the increasing challenges to the American Dream. In this volume, documenting Francisco's journey across America, he complements the ten characteristics of the mind with ten new uncommon characteristics of the heart. He demonstrates why it's essential to build an entrepreneur's mindset but also to understand that the driving force that keeps every entrepreneur going comes from the heart.

Steven Johnson, an acknowledged best-selling leader on the subject of innovation, gathers essays, interviews, and cutting-edge insights from exciting field leaders. Johnson also provides new material from Marisa Mayer of Google, Twitter's Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey, and Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's former chief software architect. With additional commentary by Johnson himself, this book reveals the innovation found in a wide range of fields, including science, technology, energy, transportation, education, art, and sociology, making it vital, fresh, and fascinating reading for our time, and for the future.

Can you really start from nothing and become truly secure financially? What’s the difference between you and Warren Buffett? Between you and your boss? Or between you and your successful neighbor? What do the financially comfortable have that you don’t? It’s not that those people were born...

In today’s rapidly changing world, many leaders feel stuck—facing complex challenges that demand fresh thinking and adaptive strategies. The Curious Leader reveals an often-overlooked solution: curiosity. By cultivating curiosity, you’ll unlock the ability to drive innovation, achieve operational excellence, and create a culture of adaptability and growth.

Best-selling author Lynda Gratton - one of the top 20 management thinkers in the world according to the Financial Times - follows up her best seller Hot Spots (over 16,000 sold) by taking a deep look at people who GLOW - individuals in organizations who radiate energy and attract others to them - who are able to create, find, and flourish in hot spots of innovation.

Part philosophy, part business, and part history, this book is a kaleidoscopic view of the way humans have been able to achieve greatness for themselves, their organizations, and the world at large. You'll learn from the wisdom of Eastern philosophies that are over 2,500 years old and the interconnected insights of Leonardo da Vinci. Couple that with Fortune 100 corporate cross pollination for creativity and startup thinking for how to adapt with ease, and you have Everything Connects. This isn't just a quick fix for your next quarter; this is how you succeed in the long run.

From real estate to romance, politics to promotions, everything is negotiable. Negotiation expert Gerard I. Nierenberg will teach you how to become a successful negotiator through a series of simple and proven techniques that will help you to: * Buy everything at the lowest price *...

Throughout this book, Francisco Gonzalez introduces us to innovators who are succeeding in today’s economy despite the increasing challenges to achieving the American Dream. Join Francisco’s journey across America to discover the people and places that taught him the major characteristics most entrepreneurs share. Whether or not you ever want to start your own business, the stories in this volume will help you learn how to build an entrepreneurial mindset, conquer the obstacles that stand in your way, and be emboldened to craft and pursue your American Dream.

Today when the competition, technology, and the economy are evolving faster than ever before, organizations and the people like us who work in them need a proven approach to help us adapt - and succeed. The key, according to Paul B. Brown, is to think like an entrepreneur, no matter what your position or industry. What works for the most successful entrepreneurs will work for us, Brown argues, whether we want to stay employed working for someone else or are thinking of going off on our own.

A startup enxuta é um modelo de negócio que vem sendo amplamente adotado ao redor do mundo, mudando de maneira como companhias idealizam produtos e seus serviços. Pioneiro na implementação abordagem, Eric Ries define a startup como uma organização dedicada a criar algo novo sob condições incertas - e isso inclui tanto o jovem empreendedor que trabalha nessa oficina de casa quanto o profissional experiente em uma multinacional. Neste livro, Ries reúne histórias reais e exemplos de empresas que se transformaram ao implementar esse modelo revolucionário.

Embark on a transformative journey with "How to Get On with Improving Your Other Innovations: And Build Momentum," a comprehensive guide designed to elevate your existing projects to unprecedented heights. The book begins with a gripping story of an innovation that achieved remarkable success through relentless continuous improvement, setting the stage for powerful strategies and insights to follow.

How you can increase and sustain organic revenue and profit growth . . . whether you’re running an entire company or in your first management job. Over the past seven years, Procter & Gamble has tripled profits; significantly improved organic revenue growth, cash flow, and operating margins...

Life may not be smooth sailing, but with strategies to build strength, you can weather any storm Everyone has encountered their own version of a Category 5 storm -- whether it's launching a new business, drowning in debt, enduring an emotional crisis, or actual flooding in the streets. But...

What do American Express, Converse, GE, and Lagunitas all have in common? They saw things differently. We've had our expectations turned upside down by leading brands like American Express, Converse, and Waze, simply because they saw things differently. How did they do that? By questioning the...