The Idea-Driven Organization by Alan G. Robinson and Dean M. Schroeder Summary
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Unleash your organization's hidden genius. "The Idea-Driven Organization" reveals how top companies implement 50-100 ideas per employee yearly - while most manage just two. Marshall Goldsmith calls it revolutionary. Ready to tap into your team's untapped brilliance?
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The Untapped Goldmine Hiding in Your Workplace
At a Stockholm hotel bar, something remarkable happens every single week: bartenders generate innovative ideas that transform customer experiences and boost profits. Meanwhile, at a North Carolina furniture maker, front-line workers helped their company survive an industry collapse that bankrupted hundreds of competitors. These aren't lucky accidents-they're glimpses of a management revolution that turns conventional wisdom on its head. What if everything we've been taught about organizational improvement is backwards? What if the people closest to the work hold the key to extraordinary performance, while top-down initiatives deliver only a fraction of potential gains? This counterintuitive reality challenges decades of management orthodoxy and offers a pathway to sustained competitive advantage that most leaders have completely overlooked.
The 80/20 Rule That Changes Everything
The Invisible Walls That Block Great Ideas
Why Smart Leaders Make Dumb Decisions About Front-Line Ideas
Building Idea Systems That Actually Work
From Launch to Transformation: The Nine-Step Journey
Your Organization's Creative Future Starts Now
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