THINK OUTSIDE THE BUILDING: HOW ADVANCED LEADERS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD ONE SMART INNOVATION AT A TIME

Over A Decade Ago, Renowned Innovation Expert Rosabeth Moss Kanter CoFounded And Then Directed HarvardS Advanced Leadership Initiative. Her Breakthrough Work With Hundreds Of Successful Professionals And Executives, As Well As Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs, Identifies The Leadership Paradigm Of The Future: The Ability To Think Outside The Building To Overcome Establishment Paralysis And Produce Significant Innovation For A Better World. Kanter Provides Extraordinary Accounts Of The Successes And NearStumbles Of Purposedriven Men And Women From Diverse Backgrounds United In Their Conviction That Positive Change Is Possible.A Former Trader JoeS Executive, For Example, Navigated Across Business, Government, And Community Sectors To Deal With Poor Nutrition In Inner Cities While Reducing Food Waste. A Concerned European Banker Used The Power Of Persuasion, Not Position, To Find Novel Financing For Improving The Health Of The Oceans. A Washington Couple Enticed Global Partners To Join An UberLike Platform To Match Skilled Refugees With TalentHungry Companies. A Visionary JournalistTurnedEntrepreneur Closed Social Divides By Giving Fifty Million Social Media Users Access To Free Local Education And Culture. When Traditional Approaches Are Inadequate Or Resisted, Advanced Leadership Skills Are Essential. In This Book, Kanter Shows How People Everywhere Can Unleash Their Creativity And Entrepreneurial Adroitness To Mobilize Partners Across Challenging Cultural, Social, And Political Situations And Innovate For A Brighter Future.