• Unleashing Innovation: How Whirlpool Transformed an Industry

Unleashing Innovation: How Whirlpool Transformed an Industry

Author(s) Nancy Tennant Snyder, Deborah L. Duarte
ISBN10 0470192402
ISBN13 9780470192405
Format Hardcover
Pages 272
Year Publish 2008 July

Synopsis

In publications such as BusinessWeek and Fast Company, the media have celebrated Whirlpool's transformation into a leading-edge innovator and Nancy Tennant Snyder's role as chief innovation officer. Ten years after this remarkable transformation, Unleashing Innovation tells the inside story of one of the most successful innovation turnarounds in American history. Nancy Tennant Snyder and coauthor Deborah L. Duarte reveal how Whirlpool undertook one of the largest change efforts in corporate history and show how innovation was embedded throughout the company, which ultimately lead to bottom-line results.

About THe Authors:
Nancy Tennant Snyder is corporate vice president for leadership and strategic competencies for Whirlpool Corporation, reporting to the chairman and CEO, Jeff M. Fettig. BusinessWeek named her one of twenty-five Innovation Champions in the world.

Deborah L. Duarte is a consultant who is an expert in the areas of innovation strategy, leadership and executive development, organizational design, project leadership, virtual teaming, and executive coaching.

Snyder and Duarte have coauthored twobest-selling books: Mastering Virtual Teamsand Strategic Innovation, both from Jossey-Bass Publishers.