Zennovation (ePub)

Combining the principles of Eastern and Western business
practices for powerful success

As an entrepreneur, manager, and problem-solver, Tomio Taki has
shared advice with businesspeople ranging from managers of
mom-and-pops to high-powered executives from across the globe.
The Innovation Instinct showcases the author's breadth of
life experience and illustrates how the principles of Eastern and
Western business practices can be meshed together as a powerful
source for success. Lessons range from the benefits of asking the
simple questions to the importance of establishing oneself and
knowing when to go against the grain.

Tomio Taki has consulted for, financed, or directly managed both
private and public companies on nearly every continent. He has been
involved in ventures ranging from being the man behind Donna Karen
New York to owning and operating private golf clubs around the
world. In short, Taki's business and related successes are
striking, having helped companies rise from the ashes of potential
bankruptcy to streamlining and growing corporate giants. The wisdom
he shares in The Innovation Instinct includes:

* Language is less of an obstacle across borders; instead,
cultural differences are what propel and vitiate communication
among businesspersons

* Certain fundamental aspects of business and life cross
latitudinal and longitudinal lines

When businesspeople seek to understand the cultures of their
counterparts, they will discover lasting success with their global
business relationships.