Positive Turbulence: Developing Climates for Creativity, Innovation, and Renewal

by Stanley S. Gryskiewicz

Book Overview

Can your company manage -- even encourage -- turbulence in ways that actually strengthen its competitive stance? Absolutely. In this work, top organizational psychologist Stanley Gryskiewicz argues... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787910082
• ISBN13: 9780787910082
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

You'll come away embracing change, not avoiding it

Stan Gryskiewicz has a gift for telling a story. This makes his book, Postive Turbulence, a pleasure to read. More important, he has years of experience in helping organizations, teams, and individuals become more innnovative. This makes Positive Turbulence truly useful. This optimistic, upbeat book stands out because of Gryskiewicz's ability to show how his ideas can be put into action. Pragmatic and practical, he shares his ideas and experience generously. Strategies such as "Focusing on the periphery as a source for innovation and renewal" come to life as a way of spotting technology shifts and marketplace trends.As a psychologist and consultant, I work with R & D teams and with managers who need to become more effective, forward-looking leaders. This is a book I can and will recommend to my clients and to my colleagues.

Real Innovation? Wow a,d How!

As a business man and entrepeneur for more than 40 years, I am forced to confess that this is the most "down to earth" high quality thinking book that came into my hands in many years. It shows from the very begining -and in each page- what real innovation is and should be in any organization operating in any country. It is written out of a life experience which obviously includes knowledge and hard extended atentive work (a good life!). It is not an "instant happening", like instant coffe and other much popular approaches to delicate and far reaching issues, accompanied by an extensive and highly practical "how to" hints and tools for each managerial level and position. Mr. Gryskiewicz, if you intend to keep on writting on the subject, it is not going to be easy to surpass this "Positive Turbulence" you generated. Angel Sanhueza, Executive Director, CPS International.

Innovation Principles That Produce Results

POSITIVE TURBULENCE is enjoyable to read, logical in its structure but not stiff, and it really reflects the essence of 30 years of top-level insight into major organizations around the world. The author provides us with the best of this experience, and not all writers do this-they often try to withhold a few gems for the next book, making the current product less than it could have been.It is our good fortune that the author has avoided this temptation. Rather, this book is a sincere sharing of a breakthrough experience that has lessons of value the reader can immediately put to productive use. I am one of those that tries on a lot of books, and few seem to fit; but POSITIVE TURBULENCE fits perfectly and, like a favorite, it will be enjoyed and appreciated for a lifetime.

BRAVO!

I am the author of "Thinkertoys," and "Cracking Creativity," and, generally read every book on the market that addresses creativity in the corporate world. "Positive Turbulence" is one of the best of the best on the market today. It should be read by everyone who is interested in helping organizations become more innovative in everything they do. Bravo, to the author for producing a significant contribution to the field.

practical advice on how to make your organization innovative

This book has practical advice based on the author's experience over many years on how exactly do you help large organizations become more innovative. What I liked the best about it is that he gives examples that you can put to work immediately. I also like his point of view that turbulence can be positive - that stimulating our thinking with contact with information that is unrelated to our field of expertise is a good thing. I also like his case examples. Buy the book - you won't be disappointed! Robert Burnside