Ideas Are Free by Robinson, Alan G. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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COVER PAGE TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CHAPTER 1 THE IDEA REVOLUTION

WHAT’S IN AN IDEA? HOW IDEAS DRIVE A CULTURE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE THE NEED FOR MANAGERIAL HUMILITY WHY ORGANIZATIONS NEVER RUN OUT OF IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK’S MAIN POINTS CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 2 THE POWER OF SMALL IDEAS

EXCELLENCE DEPENDS ON SMALL IDEAS SMALL IDEAS AND RAPID ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE HOW SMALL IDEAS LEAD TO BIG ONES THE TRUE CURRENCY OF MANAGING IDEAS KEY POINTS

CHAPTER 3 THE PITFALLS OF REWARDS

SOME INCONVENIENT EVIDENCE WHY DO PEOPLE STEP FORWARD WITH IDEAS? THE INVISIBLE COSTS OF REWARDS REWARD SYSTEMS THAT WORK KEY POINTS

CHAPTER 4 MAKING IDEAS EVERYONE’S JOB

“IT’S NOT YOUR JOB TO THINK” MAKING IDEAS PART OF EMPLOYEES’ WORK MAKING IDEAS PART OF THE WORK OF SUPERVISORS MAKING IDEAS PART OF THE WORK OF MIDDLE MANAGERS MAKING IDEAS PART OF THE WORK OF SENIOR LEADERS MAKING IDEAS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION’S WORK KEY POINTS

CHAPTER 5 PUTTING THE PROCESS IN PLACE

CHAPTER 6 FOCUSING ON WHAT MATTERS MOST

CHOOSING WHAT TO FOCUS ON MAKING FOCUS A WAY OF LIFE KEY POINTS

CHAPTER 7 GETTING MORE AND BETTER IDEAS

HOW PEOPLE COME UP WITH IDEAS IDEA ACTIVATORS HOW TO BROADEN EMPLOYEES’ PERSPECTIVES IMPROVING ALERTNESS TO PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES KEY POINTS

CHAPTER 8 LIBERATION AND TRANSFORMATION

IDEAS AND ATTITUDES IDEAS AND RESPECT, TRUST, AND INVOLVEMENT IDEAS AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS HOW IDEAS COUNTER LEARNED HELPLESSNESS IDEAS AND A HIGH-PERFORMANCE CULTURE PARTING THOUGHTS KEY POINTS

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