Practically Radical: A Game Plan for Game Changers...An Event with Bill Taylor

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Albert Einstein put it brilliantly: “Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them” This bit of timeless wisdom reflects the spirit of the times in which we work, compete, and lead.

Over a period of two years, author and Fast Company co-founder Bill Taylor immersed himself in the struggles and triumphs of 25 organizations that are achieving dramatic results under some of the most trying economic and competitive conditions imaginable. How do they do it? First, instead of being paralyzed by the degree of difficulty, they’re energized by it. Second, they have enough ambition to address tough problems and enough humility to know they don’t have all the answers. And third, they redefine the terms of competition by embracing one-of-a-kind ideas in a world of me-too thinking.

On January 18, 2011 Bill Taylor lead us in a rousing discussion around the principles, strategies and techniques leaders need to shape the fortunes of their organizations and the future of their fields. We’ll all be back to work. Perfect time to start working on changing the game!

About Bill Taylor

Bill Taylor is a writer, a speaker, and entrepreneur who has shaped the global conversation about the best ways to compete, innovate, and succeed. As a cofounder and founding editor of Fast Company, Bill launched a magazine that won countless awards, and earned a passionate following among executives and entrepreneurs around the world. His previous book, Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win, was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and was named a “Business Book of the Year” by The Economist and the Financial Times.

Bill’s new book, Practically Radical, will be published on January 4, 2011 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Bestselling author Daniel H. Pink calls Practically Radical “the most powerful and instructive change manual you’ll ever read.” Anne Mulcahy, former chairman and CEO of Xerox, calls it “a handbook for successful transformation and a great tutorial for implementing your change agenda.” Arianna Huffington says: “The ideas are fresh, the advice is stuff you can actually use, and the results will be tangible.”

Bill wrote a regular business column (“Under New Management”) for the New York Times as well as a monthly column for London’s Guardian newspaper. He now writes a popular management blog for Harvard Business Review. He is an adjunct lecturer at Babson College and the co-author of three other books on strategy, leadership, and innovation.