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Winning Through Innovation is a practical guide that uses detailed, real-life examples to show what managers can do to achieve innovation success: how to inspire teams, influence senior leaders, optimize organization structures, set innovation priorities, deal with competition, and more.

"I found Steve's insights and analysis to be spot on. I wish I had had access to this book earlier in my career as it would have saved me a lot of time and grief."

Bob Austin,

President & CTO, Loring Smart Roast

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Winning Through Innovation is the story of what it takes to be successful at innovation as told by a successful innovator. It is a practical guide with real-life examples to help managers lead the innovation process. Here is a sampling of what you will learn:

How a small team took a weak business that was scheduled to be shut down and through innovation, turned it into a growth engine that has generated billions of dollars of new revenue for its company.

How a small business has used innovation to compete successfully against computer industry giants.

Why disruptive innovation must be fostered differently than incremental innovation.

What it takes to turn everyone in the organization into innovative contributors.

How the best form of innovation differs depending on the life cycle stage an industry is in.

How to use innovation to influence an entire industry.

How the digital age brings powerful new tools that can either aid or jeopardize the innovation process.

"This is an important book for leaders. Winning Through Innovation takes the sorcery out of the innovation process and provides managers with practical guidance on how to improve their entire organization’s ability to innovate."

Tom Lillig,

Vice President and General Manager, Agilent Technologies

"Steve Hinch has done what few authors and researchers have done on this topic. Steve connects the dots between the need to innovate, benefits in doing so, and the practical use and impact in innovating. Steve focuses on purpose and why innovation should matter to a business."

Frank Picarello,

Senior Vice President of Operations, Visory

"The definitive guide to innovation for real-world managers and leaders. A must read."

John Rosebaugh,

COO, Carbon Systems