In The Innovation Paradox, Richard Farson and Ralph Keyes argue that failure has its upside, success its downside. Both are steps toward achievement, and the two extremes are not as distinct as we imagine. In today's business economy, it's not success or failure -- it's success and failure that lead to genuine innovation. History's great innovators, from Thomas Edison and Charles Kettering to Bill Gates and Jack Welch, saw failure as an important stepping-stone -- and with this groundbreaking book, you too can learn how to become more failure tolerant, more risk friendly, and therefore more…mehr
In The Innovation Paradox, Richard Farson and Ralph Keyes argue that failure has its upside, success its downside. Both are steps toward achievement, and the two extremes are not as distinct as we imagine. In today's business economy, it's not success or failure -- it's success and failure that lead to genuine innovation. History's great innovators, from Thomas Edison and Charles Kettering to Bill Gates and Jack Welch, saw failure as an important stepping-stone -- and with this groundbreaking book, you too can learn how to become more failure tolerant, more risk friendly, and therefore more innovative. Today's most prominent businesspeople agree that The Innovation Paradox has the formula for failure and success down to a science, Make no mistake: If you're looking to reinvent yourself, your ideas, or your business model, this book is your sure-fire way to start.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr. Richard Farson has led several organizations noted for innovative programs. Farson helped found the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute in 1958 and remains its president. In this capacity he directs its International Leadership Forum, an Internet-based think tank that brings influential leaders together to consider critical policy issues. A University of Chicago Ph.D. in psychology, Farson has been a Naval officer, college dean, research director, organizational consultant, and a member of the Human Relations Faculty of the Harvard Business School. He is the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed Management of the Absurd, now published in 11 languages. He lives in La Jolla, California.
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Contents Introduction
1 The Success-Failure Fallacy Tangled Line Says Who? Why Success Resembles Failure, and Vice Versa Failure Pride 2 The Agony of Victory, the Thrill of Defeat Like Making Love Peak Experiences Craving Excitement Crisis Lovers Sweet Adversity Management by Calamity 3 Nothing Succeeds Like Failure Bards of Failure Splendid Failure Productive Mistake Making Success Disguised as Failure 4 Nothing Fails Like Success Marooned by Success Everybody Hates a Winner The Personal Price of Success Feeling Like a Fraud Looking Back on a Great Future 5 The Success Hobble The Ashes of Success Roads Best Not Taken Don't Just Survive 6 Innovating with Attitude The Risk-Friendly Workplace Sprinters and Milers Wild Ducks Minnesota Mining and Mistake Making 7 Managing in the Postfailure Era Treating Success and Failure Alike Earning Empathy Sharing Barnraising 8 Fear Management The Underlying Fear Making Friends with Fear Putting Fear to Work 9 Samurai Success Winning Isn't Anything Zen Warriors Jackson's Way No Regrets How Do You Measure Success? Beyond Success and Failure Acknowledgments
1 The Success-Failure Fallacy Tangled Line Says Who? Why Success Resembles Failure, and Vice Versa Failure Pride 2 The Agony of Victory, the Thrill of Defeat Like Making Love Peak Experiences Craving Excitement Crisis Lovers Sweet Adversity Management by Calamity 3 Nothing Succeeds Like Failure Bards of Failure Splendid Failure Productive Mistake Making Success Disguised as Failure 4 Nothing Fails Like Success Marooned by Success Everybody Hates a Winner The Personal Price of Success Feeling Like a Fraud Looking Back on a Great Future 5 The Success Hobble The Ashes of Success Roads Best Not Taken Don't Just Survive 6 Innovating with Attitude The Risk-Friendly Workplace Sprinters and Milers Wild Ducks Minnesota Mining and Mistake Making 7 Managing in the Postfailure Era Treating Success and Failure Alike Earning Empathy Sharing Barnraising 8 Fear Management The Underlying Fear Making Friends with Fear Putting Fear to Work 9 Samurai Success Winning Isn't Anything Zen Warriors Jackson's Way No Regrets How Do You Measure Success? Beyond Success and Failure Acknowledgments
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