Sticky Leaders: The Secret to Lasting Change and Innovation

by Larry Osborne

Overview

Sticky Leaders begins with the topic that most books about innovation avoid altogether: failure.

Most books on leadership make it sound as if successful innovation is the end result of a carefully followed formula. But you can't have innovation without change. The simple fact is that when it comes to any new venture, failure is the surest result of the inevitable change process.

Respected pastor and author, Larry Osborne, explains how understanding this dirty little secret behind innovation can bring both stability and creativity to organizations, especially those with teams of people that focus on innovation, creativity, new ideas, and problem-solving.

In Sticky Leaders, you'll learn:

• How to encourage innovation's most powerful igniters and accelerators
• How to avoid the most common killers of innovation
• How to recognize and break through ceilings of complexity and competency
• The six pitfalls of growth and what you can do to avoid them
• The three questions every leader needs to ask before launching any new endeavor
• The counterintuitive practices that successful change agents and serial innovators use to greatly increase their odds of success.

Using the wisdom and principles found in this book, you will be prepared to lead dynamically without causing uncertainty or insecurity in your organization or ministry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310529491
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	08/16/2016
Series:	Leadership Network Innovation Series
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishing
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	800 KB

About the Author

Larry Osborne is a teaching pastor at North Coast Church in northern San Diego County. North Coast is widely recognized as one of the most influential and innovative churches in America. Osborne speaks extensively on the subjects of leadership and spiritual formation. His books include Sticky Teams, Sticky Church, 10 Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe, and Spirituality for the Rest of Us. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Oceanside, California.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Have an Exit Strategy Chapter 1: Most Innovations Fail Chapter 2: Unconscious Competents Chapter 3: It's All Between the Ears Chapter 4: Exit Strategies Part 2: Igniting Innovation Chapter 5: Beyond Avant-Garde Chapter 6: Innovation's Most Powerful Igniters Part 3: Accelerating Innovation Chapter 7: Why Mission Statements Matter Chapter 8: A Bias for Action Chapter 9: A Respected Champion Chapter 10: Planning in Pencil Part 4: Sabotaging Innovation Chapter 11: The High Price of Failure Chapter 12: Groupthink Chapter 13: Surveys Chapter 14: Past Successes Part 5: Breakout Decisions Chapter 15: When You've Hit the Wall Chapter 16: Breaking Through Chapter 17: Changing the Rules Chapter 18: Changing Traditions Part 6: Why Vision Matters Chapter 19: The Polaroid Principle Chapter 20: Creating and Sustaining Vision Part 7: A Legacy of Innovation Chapter 21: It's Not About Us Acknowledgments Notes

Editorial Reviews

'Larry is a contrarian. When everyone else nods their heads yes, he's often shaking his no. But there is no contemporary Christian leader who writes with more ingenuity, creativity, and insight about leadership. In many ways, he's a modern-day Solomon.'

J. D. Greear

'Very helpful ideas and experiences designed to assist successful entrepreneurs and innovators in both the for-profit and social enterprises.'

Bill Cockrum

'...honest and practical steps for planning, evaluating, and increasing innovation. Larry's insights will increase any leader's impact on their organization.'

Mel Ming

'Osborne is a serial innovator. His ideas, concepts, and strategy are worth emulating by anyone who wants to successfully innovate, no matter what the field of endeavor.'

Bill Boyajian

'I wish I had this book thirty years ago. It's full of wisdom. Practical. Relevant. It's a home run. I'm adding it to our leadership's required reading list.'

Chris Dolson

'Larry Osborne is an innovative leader who consistently sees the world from a different angle than the rest of us. If you're an innovator or think you want to be, read this book.'

Dave Ferguson

'...honest and practical steps for planning, evaluating, and increasing innovation. Larry's insights will increase any leader's impact on their organization.'--Mel Ming, founding partner, Leadership Development Resources

'I wish I had this book thirty years ago. It's full of wisdom. Practical. Relevant. It's a home run. I'm adding it to our leadership's required reading list.'--Chris Dolson, senior pastor, Blackhawk Church

'Larry is a contrarian. When everyone else nods their heads yes, he's often shaking his no. But there is no contemporary Christian leader who writes with more ingenuity, creativity, and insight about leadership. In many ways, he's a modern-day Solomon.'--J. D. Greear, pastor, The Summit Church

'Larry Osborne is an innovative leader who consistently sees the world from a different angle than the rest of us. If you're an innovator or think you want to be, read this book.'--Dave Ferguson, lead pastor, Community Christian Church; NewThing Network

'Osborne is a serial innovator. His ideas, concepts, and strategy are worth emulating by anyone who wants to successfully innovate, no matter what the field of endeavor.'--Bill Boyajian, Bill Boyajian and Associates, Inc.

'Very helpful ideas and experiences designed to assist successful entrepreneurs and innovators in both the for-profit and social enterprises.'--Bill Cockrum, Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management

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