{"product_id":"riding-the-waves-of-innovation-harness-the-power-of-global-culture-to-drive-creativity-and-growth-hardcover","title":"Riding the Waves of Innovation: Harness the Power of Global Culture to Drive Creativity and Growth - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFons Trompenaars\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Hampden-Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eRiding the Waves of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e broaden their focus to help you employ the diversity in your organization to foster innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompanies that successfully harness employees' creativity and convert it to business innovation are leading the charge today. While this isn't a brand-new concept, no one has explained how connections between people initially remote from each other generate innovation--until now. \u003ci\u003eRiding the Waves of Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e fills the void.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe key is for leaders and managers like you to carefully address and make the most of the three entities that are most vital to your business's approach to driving innovation throughout your global culture: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe individuals who compose your team.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAre you encouraging them to champion innovation and bring it to fruition?\u003c\/i\u003e You'll learn how such methodologies as the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator and Kolb's Learning Style Inventory can be developed to avoid stereotyping your people and build effective teams. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYour teams.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAre you encouraging them to innovate?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner teach you to define the role best suited for each team member; reconcile any differences between, or amongst, them; and ensure that their work together is optimized. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYour organization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDoes it maintain a global culture of innovation?\u003c\/i\u003e The authors' in-depth research, playfully illustrated via inventive graphs and business-world anecdotes, will teach you to ensure that adaptability, shared goals and values, reliability, and commitment are all universally acknowledged and embraced aspects of your business's corporate culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree Pillars of the Highly Innovative Global Organization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation is more than just a buzzword. It's what makes the difference between mere business as usual and decisions that build and sustain business. In \u003ci\u003eRiding the Waves of Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling business experts Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner offer invaluable approaches for optimizing your organization's capacity for innovation within today's global culture. You'll learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify and remove common obstacles to innovation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild the most effective teams \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse playfulness and humor to jump-start creativity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep things in check with institutionalized verification \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablish a road map for launching new products \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnsure your marketing and R\u0026amp;D departments are speaking the same language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplete with lessons learned from proven organizational innovators like Jack Welch, the Cassini-Huygens space mission team, Michael Dell, and others, \u003ci\u003eRiding the Waves of Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e empowers you to steer your company through the whirlwind of today's turbulent economy--and the uncertainty of tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFons Trompenaars\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned expert on international management and his book, \u003ci\u003eRiding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business\u003c\/i\u003e, has sold more than a quarter of a million copies in English and has been translated into nineteen languages. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eServant- Leadership Across Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e. Trompenaars has served as head of Trompenaars Hampden- Turner, a consulting and training organization for international management since 1989.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharles Hampden-Turner\u003c\/b\u003e is with Trompenaars Hampden-Turner in Amsterdam. Recognized as a key business thinker, he has worked as a consultant for Shell, BP, Digital Equipment, the BBC, Nissan, and many other companies. Until recently, he taught at Cambridge University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.2 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45201774903398,"sku":"9780071714761","price":46.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cFBZTFFoOXBzYTIydVBOWkFaMkNLZz09.webp?v=1773467432","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/riding-the-waves-of-innovation-harness-the-power-of-global-culture-to-drive-creativity-and-growth-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}