Innovation is Everybody's Business (PDF)

Innovation isn't something you do after you get your work done.
It's how you do your work.

Organizations all over the world are shedding jobs in record
numbers. Yet today, they are desperately in need of people with the
abilities and skills to think ahead of the curve, delight
customers, motivate colleagues, slash costs, and achieve
unconventional results.

In this practical road map to becoming irreplaceable, global
innovation guru and bestselling author Robert B. Tucker reveals why
honing your I-Skills (Innovation Skills) may be the smartest career
move you'll make. Based on interviews with forty-three
innovation-adept managers and individual contributors,
Innovation Is Everybody's Business guides you in:

* Mastering the seven essential I-Skills you need to become
indispensable

* Unleashing the "mindset, skillset, and toolset of the
innovator" that enable you to anticipate and rise to the
challenges your organization faces in a hypercompetitive era

* Developing your Personal Innovation Strategy to address the
critical components of becoming irreplaceable

* Assaulting your assumptions at the personal, organizational,
and industry levels

* Building tools for work-life balance and creating your own job
satisfaction

If you're ready to stop talking about innovation and start
adding value today - in your job, department or organization
- you're ready to read and benefit from the powerful message
of Innovation is Everybody's Business.