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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Executives often lack all the answers. Turn to frontline employees for ideas and practical solutions.
Chapter 2: A great manager must be humble. She also needs to truly listen to her staff to find great ideas.
Chapter 3: Eliminate red tape to streamline your organization. Only then will ideas truly begin to flow freely.
Chapter 4: Provide your employees time and space to generate great ideas. And reward them when they succeed!
Chapter 5: There are many paths to building an idea-driven organization. Choose one that’s right for you.
Chapter 6: When the initial surge of ideas dries up, it’s time to dig deeper. Encourage employees to explore ideas.
Description
The Idea-Driven Organization explains how organizations can position themselves for long-term success by encouraging innovation at every level of the business. Although most companies think that creativity should come from above, that is, from managers and experts, idea-driven organizations are powered by bottom-up innovation.
Who Should Listen
- CEOs, managers and business leaders
- Anyone who wants to have more of a say at their job
- Anyone who’s interested in the power of ideas