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Positive Turbulence Stanley S. Gryskiewicz

Positive Turbulence By Stanley S. Gryskiewicz

Positive Turbulence by Stanley S. Gryskiewicz


Summary

This text interprets aspects of chaos and complexity theory into practical business and organizational terms. It points to methods for converting "turbulence" into an engine for innovation and change. It includes examples from a range of settings: from 18th-century Europe to the present day.

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Positive Turbulence: Developing Climates for Creativity, Innovation, and Renewal by Stanley S. Gryskiewicz

Can your company manage - even encourage - turbulence in ways that actually strengthen its competitive stance? Absolutely. In this work, top organizational psychologist Stanley Gryskiewicz argues that challenges to the status quo can be catalysts for creativity, innovation, and renewal and shows leaders how they can keep their company on the competitive edge by embracing a process he calls Positive Turbulence. Developed through the author's work with many of the world's leading companies over the course of thirty years, Positive Turbulence delivers proven methods for creating an organization that continuously renews itself through the committed pursuit of new ideas, products, and processes.

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"...vitally important issues that need to be studied more closely..." (Long Range Planning)

About Stanley S. Gryskiewicz

STANLEY S. GRYSKIEWICZ is vice president of global resources and senior fellow, creativity and innovation, at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina. A leading authority on innovation, creativity, and corporate change, he has worked with a number of international clients including the Japan Management Association and the World Bank.

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; The Author; Introduction; 1. The Case for Positive Turbulence; 2. The Dynamics of Positive Turbulence; 3. Strategies for Increasing Receptivity to Positive Turbulence; 4. Strategies for Developing Positive Turbulence in Teams; 5. Strategies for Managing Positive Turbulence; 6. Positive Turbulence in Action; Appendix A: Selected Resources; Appendix B: Targeted Innovation; References; Index;.

Additional information

GOR004354973
9780787910082
0787910082
Positive Turbulence: Developing Climates for Creativity, Innovation, and Renewal by Stanley S. Gryskiewicz
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
1999-07-02
224
N/A
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