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Innovation: Fast Track to Success

Innovation: Fast Track to Success

by Andy Bruce (Author), Andy Bruce (Author), David. Birchall (Author)

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Synopsis

GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT IN INNOVATION. FAST. Companies that innovate successfully get six key things right - planning, pipeline, process, platform, people and performance. If you want to seek out new commercial opportunities and develop new and better ways of doing things, then you need to get them right too. Fast Track to Success: Innovation will teach you the key skills you need to excel in innovation and accelerate your career development. It includes: * Innovation in a nutshell - a series of FAQs to give you a concise overview of the subject * The top 10 tools and techniques to develop your approach to innovation * Advice on leading your team - how to decide your leadership style and build your team * Simple checklists to help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your capabilities and those of your team * Tips on how to progress your career, whether it's your first 10 weeks in the job or whether you're looking to get right to the top Don't get left behind, set out on the Fast Track today. For more resources, log on to the series website at www.Fast-Track-Me.com.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 240
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
Published: 16 Apr 2009
ISBN 10: 0273719882
ISBN 13: 9780273719885

Author Bio

About the authors

Andy Bruce is widely acclaimed as an authority in 'Innovation Management' - covering the creative and innovation process from ideas to implementation.

In the late 90s, Andy founded two companies specialising in innovation and project management. The first, SofTools, develop web-based applications to enable management visibility, control and confidence over their pipeline of new ideas and their portfolio of implementation projects. The second, Project-Leaders International, provide consulting and training services to assist the adoption of innovation and project management best practices.

Clients include corporates such as EDS, Nokia and Coca-Cola, as well as public service organisations such as the Department for Work and Pensions, the Ministry of Defence, Trust hospitals, and even political parties.

Andy has written a total of eight business books including the best selling Strategic Thinking and Project Management titles from the Dorling Kindersley Essential Manager series, and Business FAQs.

David Birchall, as a Professor at Henley Business School, has been involved in both implementing innovations in the way programmes are delivered and researching into innovation management in organisations. He has worked on innovation projects in many European countries and spoken extensively at conferences in the US and Asia. With George Tovstiga, David co-authored Capabilities for Strategic Advantage: Leading through technological innovation, published by Palgrave. His current research focuses on the new product development process and strategic responses by companies.