The Innovative Leader - by Stephen Wunker & Jennifer Luo Law & Hari Nair (Paperback)

About the Book

The definitive guide to being an innovative leader, with practical wisdom and engaging advice from those who have done it.

Book Synopsis

The Innovative Leader cracks the code to how industry leaders get ahead of the curve.

How do leaders such as Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Panera's Ron Shaich, and Levi's Chip Bergh make themselves and their organizations innovative, year after year? Authors Wunker, Law, and Nair, celebrated experts in innovation themselves, unveil the secrets that make these industry giants the world-class trailblazers that they are.

The Innovative Leader offers anyone tasked with innovation - from budding entrepreneurs to high-level executives, in the business sector, government, or nonprofits - a unique blend of expert insights and concrete examples.

Grounded in interviews with 50 esteemed innovators and informed by the authors' own deep experiences, this book lays out detailed, actionable steps to make yourself and your organization into innovative powerhouses.

The unique blend of expert insights, real-world examples, and a step-by-step approach combine to make The Innovative Leader an indispensable guide for a wide audience. The Innovative Leader is an engaging treasure trove of practical wisdom and invaluable lessons.

Review Quotes

"Whether you're responsible for a big corporation with a legendary brand, or a small group that's still creating its story, this book will ignite a spark of innovation that can transform your organization." -- Chip Bergh, President and CEO, Levi Strauss & Company

"How do you make innovation happen across a corporation of more than 260,000 people? You need a straightforward approach that can also adjust to quite different contexts. That's what The Innovative Leader does." -- Anish Shah, Managing Director and CEO, Mahindra Group

"You had better hope your competitors don't get this book and put its recommendations to work before you do! The Innovative Leader charts a clear path to creating the kind of system that can innovate over and over again. The book is just full of concepts and checklists that will allow you to start becoming a more effective innovator right away. It's accurate, readable, actionable, and human. Now there is no excuse for an organization being unable to innovate-the playbook is right here!" -- Rita McGrath, Columbia Business School professor and best-selling author of Seeing Around Corners

"The Innovative Leader does two things - 1) It tells you how you can be more innovative, and 2) it tells you how you can make your entire company a powerhouse innovator. The combination is super-powerful." -- Bracken Darrell, CEO of VF Corporation and Former CEO of Logitech

"Fast-paced times call for innovative leadership more than ever before, and that's what this book delivers. Read it, learn from the people who have done it, and be the leader that these times demand." -- Karim Lakhani, Harvard Business School Professor and Author of Competing in the Age of AI

"Innovation isn't some elusive pixie dust. It comes from systemic disciplines, for yourself and your teams. This book tells you what 50 innovative leaders from around the world have done to make it happen, and how you can make it happen too." -- Josh Linkner, New York Times best-selling author of Disciplined Dreaming and Little Big Breakthroughs