I ordered the CD version of the Innovation Revolution by Tom Peters and
came in 6 CDs. Very interesting, very exciting and if you're familiar
with Peters' style, you know you cannot ignore him while listening to him.
He challenges, he cajoles, he infuriates but he liberates! Nightingale
Conant is the publisher of this CD version I got.
Disc 1 covers Celebrating Innovation and destruction. He walks his
listeners through Asia and sets the stage for why innovation and speed
(fire, ready aim) is the way to ensure success in the emerging world. He
strongly posits that the onus is on you to diversify the marketplace. It
also covers "Blowing it up before the competition does" which is basically
encouraging innovators to understand when they have reaped the best off
their ideas and time to move on. Peters does everything to convince you
that you're the master of your own ship and there is nothing good about a
level playing field. He ends Disc 1 with tipping the corporate scales in
our favour.
Disc 2 covers fast prototyping and turning every job into a business.
Basically, whatever you do, be an entrepreneur. Constraints are only
defined by us. If we don't find a language for it, it will not exist.
Disc 3 is Branding "Me Inc." which takes off from the previous disc about
being entrepreneurial about every activity we undertake. It also works in
the concept that "powerlessness is a state of mind."
Disc 4 says "projects are life" and provides maps for reformulating
projects to create excitement and value. It also pushes the concept and
arguments for outsourcing to the limit. But if you Tom, you understand
how his enthusiasm makes the mundane exciting and the impossible look
easy! (I mean that with every bit of compliment).
Disc 5 focusses on systems and their beauty, talking about the importance
of systems, personal relationships, reinventing not changing, setting
standards that are a wow and then going crazy over crazies. Tom brings
the human aspect of the oganization to the forefront throughout the
conversations but really pushes it here in "humanizing our enterprises."
Disc 6 is "Getting Wonan's World, Desing Mindfulness" and "Leading the
Passion Parade." If there is anybody to talk about passion, and get the
troops to be passionate, I think it's Peters. He leaves you with the five
most important words in leadership and the ten keys to revolutionizing
your business.
Throughout the conversations, Peters emphasizes "language," something that
I have been focussing on for awhile now in my work and conversations. If
you can find the appropriate words to string together into a sentence that
releases excitement in the mind of your listener, you just contributed to
value thinking and possible action!
After 264:21 minutes with Tom Peters, I bet you will feel like you need a
nice cold drink! BTW, he constantly reminds you that this is the
abbreviated version of the story!
Good luck and I'll visit the site to see how much the book differs from
the CDs.
Vincent
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