Written by the chief innovation officer for Coca-Cola and a leading recruiter of innovation leaders, Breaking Away provides a framework that executives, managers, and entrepreneurs can use to create an environment that drives REAL innovation, the breakthrough products or services that are: efficient to produce or deliver; in demand; and profitable.
Interviews and case studies of global giants like Burberry, Mastercard, Nestle, GE, HP, Nintendo, and others, show you how leaders put these principles into action: How Ford beat Toyota to the hybrid (and why everyone thinks the Japanese company got there first); how GE is changing the face of cancer treatment; how a self-confessed “snackaholic” drove Lesser Evil Snacks to 120% Y-o-Y growth-and a place among the INC. 500 “fastest growing companies” index.
Jane Edison Stevenson, is Vice Chairman, Board & CEO Services at Korn/Ferry International, a premier global provider of talent management solutions. She is noted as an industry expert on recruiting leaders of innovation, having recruited many of the first Chief Innovation Officers and CEO's focused on growth through innovation.
Bilal Kaafarani is Senior VP, Global Research and Innovation officer of The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Bilal held leadership roles with PepsiCo International, as well as Tropicana, Proctor & Gamble and Kraft. There he developed the fat free technology that resulted in the highly successful “Kraft Free” products. He is holder of several patents for breakthrough technologies in the food sector.