Author and leading authority on creative problem solving and lateral leadership. Paul Sloane is well known as a thought-provoking, entertaining and motivational speaker. He is the author of ten books on lateral puzzles, creative problem-solving and lateral leadership. He is the founder of a consultancy that helps organizations gain competitive advantage through innovation. He gives after-dinner talks, keynote addresses, link presentations and workshops. His talks are motivational, challenging and fun but with strong take-away messages on how to achieve a climate of creativity so that your organization becomes a hothouse of innovation. He uses humour, interactive exchanges and startling real-life examples to inspire audiences to take a fresh view and approach issues from new directions. His recent clients include IBM, ICI Paints, Philip Morris, Equant, Scottish Equitable and Glaxo Smith Kline. Paul took a first in Engineering at Cambridge . His stellar career started in IBM where he came top of Sales School . He was part of the team that launched the IBM PC in the UK . He went on to be Managing Director of the database leaders, Ashton-Tate. He became VP International for MathSoft Inc. and CEO of Monactive Ltd. In his latest book, The Leader’s guide to Lateral Thinking Skills, published by Kogan Page in early 2003, he explains how you can use the principles of lateral leadership to inspire your people to achieve breakthrough solutions and radical innovations. Topics include: The four golden rules and one magic sentence of the Lateral Leader The Vision, Culture and Process of Innovation Cultivating a Climate of Creativity Lateral Leadership in Sales and Marketing Great ways to crush creativity
Publications include: Lateral Thinking Puzzlers by Paul Sloane, Sterling Publishing, 1991 Challenging Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane and Des MacHale, Sterling , 1993 Test Your Lateral Thinking IQ by Paul Sloane, Sterling , 1994 Ingenious Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane and Des MacHale, Sterling , 1998 Super Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane and Des MacHale, Sterling , 2000 Ten Great Ways to Crush Creativity by Paul Sloane, BusinessAge, 2002 The Leader’s Guide to Lateral Thinking Skills by Paul Sloane, Kogan Page, 2003
"Paul provided an entertaining and provocative session that both challenged peoples' working assumptions and developed their knowledge of how to nurture novel ideas - in short a relevant and value adding after dinner session"Bill Parsons ARM Executive Vice President - Human Resources |
