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Title Page
ENDORSEMENTS
Copyright Page
Full Title Page
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
PREFACE
PART 1: THE GROUNDWORK
Reality bites
Poking the giant
So why even bother?
Why not?
Working on the ecosystem, not just in it
What is the ecosystem?
Implementation: The ecosystem's health status indicator
Working on the right problem: innovate the system
Character might crack the culture code
Character: A hypothesis
Character is not personality
Character trumps talent, skills and expertise
The culture DNA of your business is set first by the character traits of the founders and then the management team
Bad character is a rot that spreads
Good character creates high-trust relationships
Forging high-trust relationships depends on good character
Looking forward to the 21st century
The case for character
Being a leader of high character affects your bottom line
Down the rabbit hole with the dirty hands
PART 2: CHARACTER: UNPACKING THE DNA OF ORGANISATIONAL INNOVATION
1. Intellectual humility
Innovation doesn't need your ego involved
The ability to collaborate
Harnessing the power of the collective
It's how you get buy-in
It's how you get alignment
And then the real work begins…
The ability to change
Grendel's Mom - leadership and the status quo
Taking off the armour
The ability to learn
It's all spaghetti
2. Grit
How purpose and perseverance affect your innovation game
Purpose: The intrinsic motivation that drives innovation
'It's what gets me out of bed in the morning.'
Collective purpose in the corporate innovation space
Into the future
Perseverance: The time and patience for taking the long view
Leadership and perseverance
The Long-Term Stock Exchange.
Levels of work and the long-term leadership game
Chicken or Pig
3. Other-centredness
How not being a jerk benefits innovation
Other-centredness is a long-term strategy
Trust me, this is totally going to hurt a bit
Building trust - one step at a time
It's not as easy as it looks
The servant leader
Between the old guard and the new
Who are we serving?
But what does it matter?
It takes a whole lot of courage
Good relationships
Social intelligence for innovation
Diversity can be a beautiful foundation for great relationships
4. Growth mindset
The power to see further and do more
The ability to see beyond
The value of a leadership growth mindset for innovation
Rate of learning
Curiosity and what's next
How to be curious
Curiosity for the people
Creativity
Creativity responds to context
Is it possible in your organisation?
5. Empathy
Going where few business leaders dare to tread
What is empathy exactly?
Empathy, people and innovation
Empathy and your 'internal customer'
The value of empathy in the ecosystem
Empathy supports progress over perfection
Getting the best out of your people
It collapses the gap
Empathy and your leadership capacity
Practicing empathy
Get a mentor
Learn how to listen
Show appreciation
PART 3: THE TREASURE IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
Outsourcing the journey for a cookie-cutter product
Your organisation is its own Superman
Be realistic about your treasure
Getting the right people in
How do we measure character?
Painting a picture of character
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
INDEX.
Title Page
ENDORSEMENTS
Copyright Page
Full Title Page
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
PREFACE
PART 1: THE GROUNDWORK
Reality bites
Poking the giant
So why even bother?
Why not?
Working on the ecosystem, not just in it
What is the ecosystem?
Implementation: The ecosystem's health status indicator
Working on the right problem: innovate the system
Character might crack the culture code
Character: A hypothesis
Character is not personality
Character trumps talent, skills and expertise
The culture DNA of your business is set first by the character traits of the founders and then the management team
Bad character is a rot that spreads
Good character creates high-trust relationships
Forging high-trust relationships depends on good character
Looking forward to the 21st century
The case for character
Being a leader of high character affects your bottom line
Down the rabbit hole with the dirty hands
PART 2: CHARACTER: UNPACKING THE DNA OF ORGANISATIONAL INNOVATION
1. Intellectual humility
Innovation doesn't need your ego involved
The ability to collaborate
Harnessing the power of the collective
It's how you get buy-in
It's how you get alignment
And then the real work begins…
The ability to change
Grendel's Mom - leadership and the status quo
Taking off the armour
The ability to learn
It's all spaghetti
2. Grit
How purpose and perseverance affect your innovation game
Purpose: The intrinsic motivation that drives innovation
'It's what gets me out of bed in the morning.'
Collective purpose in the corporate innovation space
Into the future
Perseverance: The time and patience for taking the long view
Leadership and perseverance
The Long-Term Stock Exchange.
Levels of work and the long-term leadership game
Chicken or Pig
3. Other-centredness
How not being a jerk benefits innovation
Other-centredness is a long-term strategy
Trust me, this is totally going to hurt a bit
Building trust - one step at a time
It's not as easy as it looks
The servant leader
Between the old guard and the new
Who are we serving?
But what does it matter?
It takes a whole lot of courage
Good relationships
Social intelligence for innovation
Diversity can be a beautiful foundation for great relationships
4. Growth mindset
The power to see further and do more
The ability to see beyond
The value of a leadership growth mindset for innovation
Rate of learning
Curiosity and what's next
How to be curious
Curiosity for the people
Creativity
Creativity responds to context
Is it possible in your organisation?
5. Empathy
Going where few business leaders dare to tread
What is empathy exactly?
Empathy, people and innovation
Empathy and your 'internal customer'
The value of empathy in the ecosystem
Empathy supports progress over perfection
Getting the best out of your people
It collapses the gap
Empathy and your leadership capacity
Practicing empathy
Get a mentor
Learn how to listen
Show appreciation
PART 3: THE TREASURE IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
Outsourcing the journey for a cookie-cutter product
Your organisation is its own Superman
Be realistic about your treasure
Getting the right people in
How do we measure character?
Painting a picture of character
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
INDEX.