I am very excited to announce that my first book, The Curve Ahead, will be released by Palgrave MacMillan on July 29, 2014.
I wrote The Curve Ahead as a practical guide to innovation and growth strategy for business leaders, focusing mainly on mid-sized businesses, the engines of economic growth and wealth creation. However, most of these businesses fall behind the curve before reaching their potential, maturing sooner than expected as predicted by the familiar S-Curve. Tragically, once-promising companies are often sold by investors too ready to throw in the towel. So what can leaders do to keep moving forward?
To sustain growth, companies need to discover their next S-Curve. The Curve Ahead offers a practical approach to sustaining long-term growth, using the cases of LoJack and Groupon, who fell behind the curve, while Amazon, Jawbone, Darn Tough Socks, and many others have fueled growth with a series of new S-Curves. Through these examples, I describe how growth companies can build innovation into the rhythm of their business operations and culture using design thinking, prototyping, business model design, and other Innovation Power Tools.
In my own career, I have guided growth companies as an operating executive, board member, and advisor for over 25 years. I am currently a Certified Gazelles International Coach and teach Strategic Management and Innovation at the Harvard Extension School. I also recently took the position of CEO of the Perkins School for the Blind, where I plan to bring new innovations to a 185-year-old institution.
I hope that in reading my book, you find practical growth strategies that be applied to your business today. If you would like to pre-order The Curve Ahead, you can do so here.
Thank you in advance for your support. It means the world to me.
I wrote The Curve Ahead as a practical guide to innovation and growth strategy for business leaders, focusing mainly on mid-sized businesses, the engines of economic growth and wealth creation. However, most of these businesses fall behind the curve before reaching their potential, maturing sooner than expected as predicted by the familiar S-Curve. Tragically, once-promising companies are often sold by investors too ready to throw in the towel. So what can leaders do to keep moving forward?
To sustain growth, companies need to discover their next S-Curve. The Curve Ahead offers a practical approach to sustaining long-term growth, using the cases of LoJack and Groupon, who fell behind the curve, while Amazon, Jawbone, Darn Tough Socks, and many others have fueled growth with a series of new S-Curves. Through these examples, I describe how growth companies can build innovation into the rhythm of their business operations and culture using design thinking, prototyping, business model design, and other Innovation Power Tools.
In my own career, I have guided growth companies as an operating executive, board member, and advisor for over 25 years. I am currently a Certified Gazelles International Coach and teach Strategic Management and Innovation at the Harvard Extension School. I also recently took the position of CEO of the Perkins School for the Blind, where I plan to bring new innovations to a 185-year-old institution.
I hope that in reading my book, you find practical growth strategies that be applied to your business today. If you would like to pre-order The Curve Ahead, you can do so here.
Thank you in advance for your support. It means the world to me.
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