Innovation in a Reinvented World: 10 Essential Elements to Succeed in the New World of Business

Different Approaches to Reinvention

In Chapter 1, we compared the mind-set of the old world of business to the new world of business and how success in a reinvented world requires executives, leaders, and career professionals to rethink and redefine their future. In the chapters in Part I, we looked at the different ways that companies and individuals have successfully applied the different elements in reinventing their organizations and themselves for the new world of business.

People change by first determining where they are today, defining their desired state, deciding how quickly they want or need to implement the change, listing what resources are needed, and then developing an action plan to implement. Thriving in a reinvented world is choosing not to play by the old rules that no longer work, but positioning your business and yourself for success, not failure.

The next three chapters discuss the three major ways to reinvent: at the organization overall and from the vantages of both a leader and a career professional at the organization.

These three approaches can be tackled all at once or separately over time.

Reinventing the Organization

Depending on the size of the company, the number of employees involved in the process, your desired outcome, and the time frame for implementing your reinvention plan and integrating the 10 essential elements holistically, this could take days, weeks, or months.

The Executive Team: Starting at the Top Small to mid-size companies may choose ...