scenario investigation, 17 , 18, 40
self belief, 229, 242 , 243
self-confidence , 46, 81, 242
self-employed entrepreneurs, 1923 , 194, 195, 215
self-fulfilling paradigm, 106
self-managing teams , 135
senior management, 207 , 211, 213, 214 see also chief executives; executives
Silicon Valley model, 211, 213, 215, 218
Six Thinking Hats (de Bono), 88
small business, 9, 66, 139, 140, 1556, 157, 158, 160, 1645 , 170, 171, 173, 176, 177, 178, 179, 189, 209
social cause marketing, 242
soft management issues, 128, 129, 1413
source credibility, 229, 2379 , 241
specialised knowledge, 81
speed of innovation, 11, 19, 1401
speed to market, 201, 202, 2056 , 207, 217
staff, 12, 13, 24, 104, 129, 138, 169
communication with, 127, 138, 13940 , 244
encouragement of, 734 , 81 , 847
entrepreneurship &, 207, 210 , 211, 213 , 215, 217
expertise of, 70
fear of failure &, 80
freedom of, 723
front-line, 158, 165, 172 , 177
innovation levels &, 129, 1301 , 133, 142, 145
mobility of, 213
motivation of, 6970 , 78, 127, 128, 136, 1378, 143, 210
nurturing imagination of, 6396
risk-taking by, 70
special skills of, 70
training of, 1367
see also recognition; rewards
staff retention, 101, 103 , 119
staff selection, 143, 167
Standfast Enterprises, 2278
step changes, 163, 164, 165, 1679 , 170, 172
strategic innovation, 5, 11, 1719 , 20, 22, 27, 125, 132 , 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 141, 1625 , 169
strategic planning, 10, 1719 , 20, 174 , 177, 2067
strategic purpose, 162, 163
˜strategic serendipity , 23
strategic vision, 1718 , 19
see also vision
strategies, 45, 16, 212 , 158, 167
street credibility, 226, 229, 237, 23941
street-level marketing, 22148
success, 40, 43 , 48, 50, 51, 100, 101, 103 , 154, 158, 1634, 174, 17580 , 188, 201, 207, 209
supply chains, 11, 156, 160
sustainable competitive advantage, 21, 25, 188, 189, 210
sustained productivity improvement, 165
system standardisation, 1356
systemic innovation, 1767