13.05.20 – Threshold Webinar – Leading Innovation to Survive and Thrive (Free)

The ability to lead innovation is a key skill for senior Directors and decision makers.  Vital in times of major change and uncertainty.  It is also vital for those ambitious to reach senior positions.

It is essential for Independents involved in change programmes. This Threshold Webinar will help you to develop an Innovation Mindset, enable you to become a much more creative and innovative practitioner in whatever you choose to do.  It teaches you to extend your creative horizons, to inspire your team and to make better decisions.

One hour will enable you to become aware of the potential of the various approaches and techniques and learnings developed by the widely acclaimed Paul Sloane. You can read more at – www.workingfree.co.uk/innovation/

(The Working Free Online Innovation Masterclass – scheduled for 27.5.20 – is designed to continue this process and equip you with knowledge and important skills. There is something special about those who develop an Innovation Mindset. It is about delivering beyond clients’ expectations, thinking beyond the brief. And turning clients into enthusiastic supporters.)

We are delighted to welcome Paul Sloane as Working Free’s Partner on Innovation.

Paul Sloane says:-

“Today, innovation is a critical item on the senior executive agenda in every organisation – large or small, public or private. The pace of change, competitive pressures and technology advances all mean that just doing a good job with the current business model is not enough. To survive and prosper companies have to continually find new and better ways to deliver the products and service that their customers want. It is vital that you are up to date with the trends and techniques involved in leading innovation.”

The objective of this Threshold Webinar is to introduce to you the principles, processes and context of why Innovation is all about helping businesses thrive – or, if necessary, survive through having, developing and using an innovation mindset. We look at leadership issues and starting on the road to building a creative culture and an agile organisation.

The free webinar focusses on leadership issues and finding out what is wrong.

Setting the Scene – The Innovative Leader.

1. The need for innovation.
2. The Innovation Disconnect.
3. What is impeding innovation today?
4. Carrying out an innovation audit.
5. Key questions in the audit.
6. First fix what is wrong.
7. Setting the vision.
8. The Declaration of Innovation.
9. Setting goals and KPIs.
10. The Innovation Sophistication Index.
11. The characteristics of the Innovative Leader.

This Masterclass will also appeal to senior Corporate Directors of whatever professional discipline looking at the unknown challenges and dangers of the coming months and reflecting on what they need to be and to do for their organisations to succeed – yet alone survive. You might find it helpful to read this – www.workingfree.co.uk/our-clients/

About Paul Sloane

Paul Sloane gained a first class degree in Engineering from Cambridge University. He came top of Sales School at IBM. He went on to become a Marketing Director, Managing Director and CEO of software companies. He has written over 20 books which have sold over 2 million copies in total. His most popular book is Lateral Thinking Puzzlers which has sold over 300,000 copies and been translated into many languages. His top business book is The Leader’s Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills. He runs leadership master classes on lateral thinking and innovation with top corporations around the world. He has been a visiting lecturer at Cambridge University, Lancaster University, Henley Business School and the Mumbai Institute of Technology. His Tedx talk is available on Youtube. It is entitled ‘Are your Open-Minded?’ You can contact Paul Sloane at paul.sloane@WorkingFree.co.uk