FOREWORD

I’ve spent my entire career focused on innovation working as a scientist at a single company, IBM. Many might conclude that means that it’s all been part of a single thread, yet nothing would be further from the truth.

Like countless other scientists and engineers who came before me, I found it necessary over the years to often rethink and retool my own focus and skill set to accomplish tasks that had evolved dramatically as to what was required to succeed. Along the way, I also learned the importance of knowing my own limitations, and the criticality of then seeking out those with complementary skills to buttress my own.

Further along in my career, as I moved into executive management, I found that many of the lessons I had learned ...

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