The Innovative Leader

The Innovative Leader

Lessons from Top Innovators for You and Your Organization
by Stephen Wunker
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About This Book

The Innovative Leader (2024) investigates how industry-leading executives develop themselves and their organizations into consistent innovators rather than relying on one-time breakthroughs. Grounded in interviews with 50 innovative leaders and decades of professional experience, it offers step-by-step guidance to help you innovate whether that’s in a business, government, or nonprofit setting.

Who Should Read This?

  • C-suite executives seeking to build sustainable innovation cultures
  • Chief innovation officers and innovation team leaders
  • Anyone looking to build their leadership practice in fast-paced industries or shifting global markets

About the Author

Stephen Wunker is the managing director of New Markets Advisors. He authored Capturing New Markets, and coauthored Jobs to be Done, Costovation, and AI and the Octopus Organization. His articles on innovation strategy have appeared in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and the Financial Times. Jennifer Luo Law leads women’s health strategy and ventures at Philips after serving as principal at New Markets Advisors. She coauthored Costovation. Hari Nair is vice president of research and development at Procter & Gamble and is a visiting scholar at the Harvard School of Public Health. Previously he served as group chief strategy and innovation officer at the Sime Darby conglomerate, global managing director at Kimberly-Clark’s innovation center in Seoul, and partner at Innosight.