An Innovator's Tale New Perspectives for Accelerating Creative Breakthroughs [Paperback]

A compelling novel of business intrigue, suspense, and transformation from a critically acclaimed author
In an exciting departure from his writing on leadership, corporate culture, and strategic change, Craig Hickman, the author of such titles as Creating Excellence and Mind of a Manager, Soul of a Leader, gives us a compelling tale of corporate intrigue and innovation. A suspenseful business novel that engages the reader on every dramatic level while teaching important lessons on how to be a more effective innovator and creative problem-solver, An Innovator's Tale focuses on the trials and tribulations of a newly promoted vice president who has been thrust into a world of corporate turnaround, duplicity, and espionage. Readers learn by her example as she discovers and applies four different levels and five critical stages of innovation, while struggling to contain containing the damage done by stolen business secrets, computer hacking, and high-level company officers who are not quite what they seem to be.

The Companies in An Innovator’s Tale 1

The Players in An Innovator’s Tale 3

Prologue 5

1 Chapter 9

2 Chapter 15

3 Chapter 19

4 Chapter 21

5 Chapter 23

6 Chapter 27

7 Chapter 31

8 Chapter 35

9 Chapter 39

10 Chapter 45

11 Chapter 49

12 Chapter 57

13 Chapter 61

14 Chapter 65

15 Chapter 69

16 Chapter 75

17 Chapter 79

18 Chapter 85

19 Chapter 89

20 Chapter 95

21 Chapter 99

22 Chapter 103

23 Chapter 107

24 Chapter 113

25 Chaptl5