Innovation in a Reinvented World: 10 Essential Elements to Succeed in the New World of Business + Website - Hardcover

McCrorey, Dee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118027353 ISBN 13: 9781118027356

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Synopsis

A step-by-step guide to the 10 essential and practical skills a business needs to innovate and thrive in uncertain times The reinvented world of business will profoundly impact America's leaders and workers in the decade ahead. Companies capable of transforming their organizations during this period of "Great Disruption" will thrive in the reinvented world however, the reverse holds true as well. Innovation in a Reinvented World reveals how transformation occurs when business leaders and their organizations apply these 10 Essential Elements, providing both a road map and definitive blueprint for companies of any size looking to bridge the old world with the new world of business. * Discusses the "new courage" required for innovating in a reinvented world * Looks at 10 Essential Elements winning companies count on today Innovation in a Reinvented World helps executives and leadership teams navigate and manage their organizations' inflection points in designing, building, and sustaining innovation even through the post-recession playing field.

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From the Back Cover:

PRAISE FOR INNOVATION IN A REINVENTED WORLD

"Dee McCrorey provides a compelling blueprint for reinvigorating the innovative advantage of companies and other organizations. If business and policy leaders heed the straightforward road map for business success posited in this important new book, her unique insights may trigger a new golden era for American innovative leadership."
--DAVID B. AUDRETSCH, Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development, Indiana University

"Never before has a business book been so engaging to read. It provides a straight-to-the-heart analysis of critical components to success that are actionable and applicable to all industries and levels of the organization. This book offers real-world case studies in addition to practical tools, which enable you to assess and implement within your own sphere of operation. It's one of the few books that I will refer to on a regular basis."
--HEATHER BRIEN, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Voleon Capital Management

"This book is a must-read for game-changing business executives, managers, and entrepreneurs. Dee McCrorey clearly presents proven, practical steps for surviving and thriving in our fast and ever-changing economic environment. Readers will find the Best Practices interviews with successful business leaders to be insightful and an invaluable resource that can help guide the reinvention and transformation of their management practices and company."
--DENNIS REKER, retired director, Worldwide Acquisitions and New Business Development, Intel Corporation

"Innovation in a Reinvented World is a must-read for every business leader and professional. Dee McCrorey has clearly outlined the future of business and the importance of embracing disruption and discontinuity for companies to be successful. In this groundbreaking book, there are critical insights and direction to understanding unique and unusual employee skill sets and reinventing organizations for major inevitable transitions. McCrorey's timing is impeccable!"
--CHRISTINE ADZICH, Technology Sales Executive, Gartner; film and TV producer

About the Author:

Dee McCrorey is the innovation catalyst and Chief Risk Guru of Risktaking for Success, a consulting and training business launched after a 25-year career managing complex supply chains and leading global teams in software development and business re-engineering initiatives. Her entrepreneurial efforts resulted in millions of dollars of savings and the creation of new revenue streams for Fortune 500 companies. Combined with a passion for leading high-potential, high-risk programs, Ms. McCrorey earned a reputation as a turnaround expert, garnering a personal brand of someone who would "Fix, eliminate, or reinvent it."A desire for greater influence in helping corporate leaders navigate and rebuild their organizationsfrom fear-based workplaces to entrepreneurial environments motivated Dee to branch out on her ownin 1997. The ensuing decade of Silicon Valley's dot-com bust, the aftermath of 9/11, and the nation's Great Recession validated the existence of a new reality and the necessity for innovating in a reinvented world.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1118027353
• ISBN 13: 9781118027356
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304